Final clash for Alain Prost and Alpine

Alain Prost slams the door of the team at A Fléché and draws a line under a forty-six year old relationship with the Renault Group. How did the couple get there? Questions about a divorce.

Published on 26/01/2022 à 13:00

Jean-Michel Desnoues

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Final clash for Alain Prost and Alpine

What was the role ofAlain Prost ?

July 2019, Alain Prost is appointed non-executive director ofenstone, replacing the Group manager Renault, Thierry Bolloré. Already ambassador and advisor to the Renault project F1, here he is integrated into the board of directors of Renault Sport Racing. In his new role, similar to that of Niki Lauda at Mercedes, Prost works in close collaboration with Cyril Abiteboul, team principal of the team and general director of Renault Sport Racing, Jérôme Stoll, president of Renault Sport Racing, and Thierry Cognet, financial director of the Group. A year later, Luca de Meo took charge of the general management of the Group. He has big plans for the brand Alpine and counts on the F1 team to help execute them. Announcing the new identity Alpine F1 Team is revealed at the 2020 Italian Grand Prix, and the team is expected to retain Cyril Abiteboul in his role, while Alain Prost is tipped as Chai

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