Laurent Rossi: “We have a fabulous heritage”

Inducted on January 11, the new director of the brand Alpine is a character as little known as he is passionate about cars and racing. Useful when managing the future of the firm with the A arrow.

Published 04/08/2021 à 14:00

Romain Bernard

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Laurent Rossi: “We have a fabulous heritage”

Thursday March 4, 2021, 9:30 a.m., Technocentre Visitor car park Renault in Guyancourt (Yvelines). Laurent Rossi finishes with his first meeting on his calendar. For the new bossAlpine, the days are at the same time, paradoxically, very long and too short. Unknown to the battalion just a few weeks ago, reading his CV could raise fears of a meeting with a careerist and dispassionate leader capable of selling cars as well as shampoos, and more sensitive to the emotions that reading an Excel table provides than the adrenaline of driving. Well it's quite the opposite...

 

Thank you for allowing us this ride in the A310, which is probably the same age as you, since you are 45!

This kind of exercise is always a nice break in the day. Technically speaking, she's older than my age. The first A310 dating, from memory, from 1971. Wait, I want to check something (he goes to examine the bumper. Editor's note).

 

What's bothering you?

I wanted to make sure it was a V6 version, which versions have a slightly different front end. It must be one of the last produced with the GT pack (Gr.4 body kit, wheels and spoiler. Ed.), v

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DANIEL MEYERS

04/08/2021 at 05:41 a.m.

I would have preferred a new article (this one is 3 or 4 months old!), among other things to debate with him the departure (eviction?) of Rémi Taffin.

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