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Enstone veteran Bell leaves advisory role with Alpine F1 team
Bob Bell had three stints with the team from 1997, starting in its Benetton and Renault eras. He transitioned to an advisory role in 2018 and then joined Alpine Labs part-time to explore racing technology in other fields. Despite no longer being directly involved in F1, Bell remained a respected figure and a connection to past successes. His daughter Katy works as an electronics systems engineer for the team and attends some races. Bell originally made a name for himself as an aerodynamicist at McLaren and later played crucial roles at Benetton, Jordan, and Renault. Amidst a series of changes at Alpine, Bell’s departure follows the exodus of several key figures and the restructuring of the technical leadership under a new “three-pillared” structure.
