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Alpine lacked "enthusiasm" and "drive" to progress in F1 – Fry
Pat Fry worked at the Benetton team from 1987 to 1993 and later had stints at McLaren and Ferrari. He returned to the Enstone camp in 2020 but decided to leave this year. His move to Williams coincided with the departures of team principal Otmar Szafnauer and sporting director Alan Permane. Fry mentioned that the team made good progress during his time at Alpine, but he felt that further steps would be challenging. He wanted to push things forward and didn’t feel that Renault, the parent company, had the necessary enthusiasm or drive. Williams team principal James Vowles eventually convinced Fry to join, as the board was fully committed to investing in the team and rebuilding the British icon.
