Otmar Szafnauer is expected to become Alpine’s new team boss – and he is reportedly bringing a major sponsor to the Renault-owned team with him. The French team is clearly in the midst of a major management shakeup ahead of the 2022 season, with Davide Brivio expected to return to MotoGP and Marcin Budkowski already on ‘gardening leave’ ahead of his next destination. And the latest news is that F1 legend and Alpine advisor Alain Prost has suddenly left the Enstone based team. “It was agreed that we would announce (this) together with the team. The clash appears to have been with Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi, who has reportedly overseen the negotiations with former Aston Martin boss Szafnauer.

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