Alpine nightmare worsens as technical director and head of aero quit jobs
Alpine rocked 💫as technical director Matt Harman and head of aerodynamics Dirk de Beer quit
Alpine’s horrific start to the F1 2024 season has reportedly taken a turn for the worse, with two key ওresignations.
Technical director Matt Harman aꩵnd head of aerodynamics Dirk de Beer have both quit, according to .
They have already handed in their notices and are currently serving their notice♓ period, before leaving in April, the report claims.
Crucially, it is reporte🦩d that their decision was made before the launch of the ꦚA524 - which has, so far, performed horribly.
Alpine drivers Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly qualified🎉 for the sea🌳son-opening F1 Bahrain Grand Prix in 19th and 20th.
Ocon then finished 17th, and Gasly 18th.
Both drivers had mad🐬e it clear before the Bahrain weekend that their 2024 car had major limitations, so Alpine arrived💞 for the season-opener in a state of discontent.
The exits of key figures ꦆHarman and De Beer are the latest significant behind-the-scenes changes at Alpine.
Last year team principal Otmar Szafnauer and sporting director Alan Permane losꦑt their jobs in a major overhaul.
Pat Fry also quit as chief techni🐼cal officer, while Laurent Rossi ꩵexited his job as CEO.
Ex-Mercedes employee Harman has worked a🐬t Alpine for five years, while F1 veteran De Beer returned for a second stint at the team in 2019.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to footbal꧙l, to F1.
