Alpine-Prost: divorce by mutual consent

Alain Prost who had served in a consulting role since 2015 and who became non-executive director in 2019, is leaving the French team, as well as his role as ambassador. From an internal source, this separation would not be due to a disagreement between the quadruple world champion and his hierarchy, even if the announcement of this separation comes only a few days after that of the departure of Marcin Budkowski.

In the organization chart that Laurent Red, general manager ofAlpine Cars and Team PrincipalAlpine F1 Team, is tweaking, did it feel too cramped? Did he want a role “like Lauda” which he was refused? Conversely, too busy with other activities, did he decline it? Regardless, it is on good terms that the two parties say they are separating.

As far as we are concerned, and without prejudging the reasons that caused it, this separation is not a surprise as, last year, we felt a certain “frustration” in Alain Prost. His departure, even if his influence had seemed to decline since Laurent Rossi took office in January 2021, nonetheless remains a sign that a page is being turned for the French team which seems to want to break its old moorings to better sail on the sea of ​​renewal. Good luck to both parties, hoping however that the quadruple world champion, now freed from all obligations, will now be better able to give us his always in-depth analyzes of the small world of F1.