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Alpine has confirmed that long-serving Formula 1 Operating Director Rob White has departed his role as the team’s dramatic staff turnover in recent times continues. White had worked with Alpine’s parent company Renault since 2004 and served in his current position since the French manufacturer returned to F1 full-time in 2016. The Briton had been […]
Rob White had been working with Alpine’s parent company Renault since 2004 and held his current position since Renault’s full-time return to F1 in 2016. Despite his successful tenure, Alpine team boss Bruno Famin decided to remove White and made the announcement at the team’s Enstone base. The Alpine spokesperson expressed gratitude for White’s contributions, especially during the championship-winning engine project in 2005 and 2006. White joins a string of departures from Alpine, including high-profile names like Otmar Szafnauer, Alan Permane, Matt Harman, Dirk de Beer, and Bob Bell. Alpine is undergoing a technical restructuring and has welcomed new talent like Executive Technical Director David Sanchez as they aim to improve their performance in the ongoing season.