Alain Prost has all but confirmed that Otmar Szafnauer will be Alpine’s new team principal. “The team will compete with some new faces, and why not?”? said F1 legend Prost, who has left his role as Alpine advisor after a dispute with CEO Laurent Rossi. As for Szafnauer, however, the quadruple world champion insisted: “I like Otmar – if he comes. Prost, 66, says he was actually offered the role of “president of Alpine F1” from Renault CEO Luca de Meo towards the end of 2020. As for how Alpine’s new structure – with Szafnauer at the helm – will serve the Renault-owned team, Prost is not sure.

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