Veteran operations director leaves struggling Alpine F1 team

Veteran operations director Rob White is the ♎latest senior figure to leave t🦂he Alpine F1 team.

Pierre Gasly (FRA) Alpine F1 Team A524. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 8, Monaco Grand Prix, Monte Carlo, Monaco, Race
Pierre Gasly (FRA) Alpine F1 Team A524. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 8, Monaco Grand Prix,…

Veteran operations director Rob White has departed Alpine amid their struggles dur𝔉ing the 2024 F1 sea🌠son.

58-year-old White, who had worked at Enstone for 20 years, was officially removed from the position he has held sinc🔯e 2016 by Alpine team principal Bruno Famin on Wednesday, according to a report by.

An Alpine spokesperson to✃ld : "As part of the tea﷽m's wider operational restructure, we can confirm the departure of Rob White.

"The team is thankful for Rob's efforts during his long career both at Enstone and 🎐at Viry-Chatillon, where he✨ led the championship-winning engine project in 2005 and 2006. We wish him the best in his future endeavours."

White’s sacking marks the latest♛ of a series of organisational changes with🐻in Alpine after a turbulent start to the new F1 season.

The French squad began the campaign well off the place after taking a wrong car design direction, which led to the departures of both technical director Matt Harman and head of aerodynamics Dirk de Beer following the Bahrain Grand Prix in Marc♛h.

Rob White has worked at Enstone for the past two decades
Rob White has worked at Enstone for the past two decades

Design engineer Bob Bell then left the t🍒eam just days later in order to jo🎐in Aston Martin.

Following his brief stint at 𝐆McLaren, former Ferrari engineer David Sanchez was signed in May as Famin created a new three-pronged technical structure.

Alpine have be♔en rocked by several hi🧸gh-profile departures over the last year, with brand CEO Laurent Rossi removed by Renault chief Luca de Meo last July.

Team principal Ot🦩mar Szafnauer and long-serving sporting director Alan Permane were next to exit Alpine, with both leaving ahead of last year’s Belgian Grand Prix.

After finishing sixth in 2023, Alpine have managed just two points so far this season, leaving them ninth in the constructo🌟rs’ championship.

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