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Fernando Alonso supported Renault's decision to change their F1 management ahead of the 2021 season, which included Cyril Abiteboul's exit.

Alonso comeback unaffected by Abiteboul Alpine departure News 15:03 Fernando Alonso has insisted his comeback to Formula 1 with Alpine was never cast into doubt despite the winter departure of former Renault team principal Cyril Abiteboul. The Frenchman departed in a surprise reshuffle by Groupe Renault CEO Luca de Meo which also saw Renault Sport president Jerome Stoll leave his position, with Davide Brivio, Laurent Rossi and Marcin Budkowski taking over the workload at the rebranded outfit. Article continues under video Despite agreeing to his F1 return when Abiteboul was at the helm, Alons...

He’s formed a formidable partnership with riding legend Valentino Rossi, transformed Yamaha and Suzuki into MotoGP champions and become renowned for his ability to nurture young talent. Now Davide Brivio is tucking into his latest challenge, swapping two-wheels for four as Racing Director at Alpine, with the French team bidding to become a Formula 1 championship-contending outfit. Succeed here, and it would arguably be his most impressive achievement yet... Alpine, formerly Renault, has made steady progress since the French manufacturer returned to F1 as a works manufacturer in 2016, but th...

Mercedes ‘to sort issues within three races’ Date published: April 8 2021 Alpine boss Marcin Budkowski senses Mercedes will bridge their performance gap to Red Bull over the next few races. Mercedes gained what was perhaps a fortuitous victory in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix when Sir Lewis Hamilton edged out Max Verstappen, who appeared to have the faster car. That was certainly borne out in qualifying, when Verstappen put his Red Bull on pole position by 0.388sec, and Hamilton’s triumph owed much to a superior Mercedes strategy as the World Champion executed the undercut to ...

18-inch tyres feel good already according to Alonso Fernando Alonso, Bahrain GP 2021 © Alpine Pirelli's 18-inch tyres for 2022 "feel good already", two-time world champion Fernando Alonso has revealed. After the 2021 season opener, Ferrari and Alpine stayed behind in Bahrain to help Pirelli develop the new low-profile tyres for next season. "The new tyres feel good already," Spaniard Alonso said. "It is at an encouraging stage of development." As for Alpine, however, executive director Marcin Budkowski is quoted by Italy's Autosprint as admitting that the French team is "still two or three ...