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“There is no question of a change of team leadership for the time that I do this mission. That’s what I will be focusing some of the spare time that I have, given what I am doing for Formula One.

So it is not in any way a permanent appointment whatsoever. “Right now, what I have been asked to do is a mission, with a set of proposals, in order to structure a brand,” Abiteboul said on Friday, calling the new Concorde Agreement a”great stable marketing platform”. The rebrand has also been part of a slight shift of role for Cyril Abiteboul, although the F1 team boss did insist he would not be stepping back from the racing side of things. The power unit will still be Renault branded but the car will be an Alpine (Photo: AFP)Īlonso brings with him the fame and fans of a two-time world champion that will help get even more eyeballs onto the Alpine F1 Team, something that will help justify the weighty investment that bringing him back to F1 would have required. Daniel Ricciardo will join McLaren to replace Ferrari-bound Carlos Sainz, a move that left the French team with a spare £25m a year in salary and a need for a marquee driver.

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Renault have not been able to reproduce the title-winning success they enjoyed in the mid-2000s since rejoining F1 as a full constructor in 2016, though they did finally make it back on to the podium in 2020 with three top three finishes between Daniel Ricciardo and Esteban Ocon.įernando Alonso is rejoining the Enstone-based outfit for this season, replacing Ricciardo, who moves to McLaren, as Renault swap their name and yellow colours for Alpine and blue, red and white of the French flag.The move may also inform Renault’s decision to welcome Fernando Alonso back to the team for next season. READ MORE: 5 bold predictions for the 2021 F1 season - how many will come true? “His remarkable work in F1 since 2007 allows us to look to the future, with a strong team and the new Alpine F1 Team identity to conquer the podiums this year.” The latest news on the Renault F1 team - rebranded to Alpine F1 in 2021- The French team will be represented by Esteban Ocon and the returning Fernando. “I would like to thank Luca de Meo for involving me in the construction of the Alpine Business Unit and I wish the new structure every success.”ĭe Meo added: “I would like to warmly thank Cyril for his tireless involvement, which notably led the Renault F1 Team from the penultimate place in 2016 to the podiums last season. “The solid foundations of the racing team and the entities in France and England built over these years, the strategic evolution of the sport towards a more economically sustainable model, and more recently the Alpine project which provides a renewed sense of meaning and dynamism, all point to a very fine trajectory.

“I would like to thank the Groupe Renault for having trusted me for many years, particularly with the relaunch and reconstruction of the team since 2016,” said Abiteboul.

Laurent Rossi, the Director of Strategy and Business Development of Groupe Renault, is taking over the new CEO of Alpine, which will also see him assume control of the F1 team, and report to De Meo.ĪNALYSIS: What Cyril Abiteboul’s shock departure means for Alpine – and why he’s gone now Renault have announced F1 Team Principal Cyril Abiteboul is leaving the company, ahead of the team’s relaunch as Alpine for this year.Ī long time Renault employee, Abiteboul has been in sole charge of the F1 team since 2017, but is now leaving the company altogether, following a shake-up by new CEO Luca de Meo, who joined from SEAT last year.

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