Alpine nightmare worsens as technical director and head of aero quit jobs
Alpine rocked as technical director Matt Harman and head o💟f aerodynamics Dirk de Beer quit
Alpine’s horrific start to the F1 2024 season has reportedly taken a turn for the worse, witꦓh two key resignations.
Technical direct✱or Matt Harman and head of aerodynamics Dirk de Beer have both🦹 quit, according to .
They have already handed in their notices and are currently serving their notice pe🉐riod, before leaving ไin April, the report claims.
Crucially, it is reported that their decision was made before the launch of the&n🃏bsp;A524 - which has, so far, performed horribly💯.
A🧸lpine drivers Esteban Ocon and Pierre♕ Gasly qualified for the season-opening F1 Bahrain Grand Prix in 19th and 20th.
Ocon then finished 17th, and Gasly 18th.
Both drivers had made it clear be💮fore 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 Harman and De Beer are the 🌌latest significant behind-the-scenღes changes at Alpine.
Last year team principal Otmar S🅰zafnauer and sporting director Alan Permane lost their jobs in a major overhaul.
Pat F🍨ry also quit as chief tec🍌hnical officer, while Laurent Rossi exited his job as CEO.
Ex-Mercedes employ♒ee Harman has worked at 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 Spoဣrts for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
