Prost raced for the team (formerly Renault) between 1981 and 1983, and returned to the team in 2015 as a consultant and ambassador. The former F1 world champion took up greater responsibility at the team in 2019 by taking on the role of non-executive director with the team that is now Alpine.
The changes come after last week’s announcement that Alpine executive director Marcin Budkowski has parted ways with the team. Budkowski served as de facto team principal last season, with Laurent Rossi taking over for the time being. Szafnauer is expected to fill Budkowski’s former role in the team.
Former F1 driver believes public FIA decision-making is a result of Netflix documentary
John Watson is of the opinion that the popular Netflix documentary “Drive to Survive” is to blame for the public nature of the FIA’s decision-making process in the last three years. He claims that significant decisions such as that regarding the last-lap drama at the championship-decider in Abu Dhabi should take place without the bias of the media.
The former McLaren F1 driver told RacingNews365:
He believes that in an attempt to make the sport more entertaining, crucial investigations are taking place in the public eye. The Briton is of the opinion that the animated conversations between race director Michael Masi and team principals over the radio during races lose the essence of the sport.
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