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Recently appointed Williams Formula 1 Chief Technical Officer Pat Fry has revealed he departed Alpine because the team lacked the
Mark Fry, the British engineer, returned to the Renault-owned group, now known as Alpine, in 2020 after stints at McLaren and Ferrari. He played a crucial role in Alpine’s fourth-place finish in the Constructors’ Championship last year. However, Alpine struggled to build on that success and had a difficult start to this season, dropping to sixth place. In July, Fry announced that he would be leaving Alpine to join Williams. He felt that Alpine lacked the enthusiasm and drive to challenge the top teams and wanted to be part of a team that pushed forward. Fry began working with Williams during the closing rounds of the season and admitted that it took convincing from Williams Team Principal James Vowles to join the team.
