Budkowski (Alpine): “Gains are increasingly difficult to find”

The presentation conference of theAlpine A521 was an opportunity to clarify the roles of each person in the new organization chart. Present from the time of Renault F1 Team as Executive Director of the chassis department, Marcin Budkwoski has been confirmed in this role with Alpine F1 Team in 2021.

The Polish engineer will work on “the technical and operational part of the factories. I will be present at the races, more at the start of the season than in the fall, because my priority is to continue to develop the team and its organization in order to make it as competitive as possible. »

The Francophone was kind enough to explain his work on the new creation of factoriesenstone (Great Britain) and Viry-Châtillon (Essonne). “Before talking about improvement, it must be said that it has gotten worse! But this is the case for all teams, due to the new regulations decided by the FIA (flat bottom shrinks in particular. Editor’s note). This year we spent our time making up for lost performance, rather than improving it.

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— Alpine F1 Team (@AlpineF1Team) March 2, 2021

We have regulatory stability in other areas of the regulation where gains are increasingly difficult to find. However, as the field tightens, and the differences in performance between the teams are smaller and smaller, we cannot neglect anything and we must seek the slightest tenth on all elements. »

Development tokens were used in a very specific area. On the rear of the car and the suspensions, because this is the area that we favored. »

The former head of the technical section at the FIA ​​also recognizes that the French brand will work very early on the 2022 project. “We have more and more people dedicated to this project. We will shift an increasing number of resources to this area. We cannot afford not to start the 2022 project very early and very strong. »