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Alpine have made a series of team changes following a difficult Bahrain Grand Prix, where Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon were well off the pace.
Technical director Matt Harman and head of aerodynamics Dirk de Beer have both resigned from their positions after Ocon finished 17th and Gasly 18th in F1’s season-opener.
In response, Alpine have created three specialised technical roles: technical director (Performance), technical director (Aerodynamics) and technical director (engineering), replacing the previous structure of a singular technical director.
“We have decided to make these organisational changes as we can clearly see that we are not where we want nor need to be in terms of performance level and it is time to take another step in terms of organisation and people,” said team principal Bruno Famin.
“The new three-pillared structure with three technical directors, each specialising in different areas, will bring better work and collaboration across our technical areas and contribute to delivering performance from the factories to the race track.
“I trust fully in the abilities of Joe, David and Ciaron to work closely together in bringing the team the performance and improvements that it needs. Finally, I would like to thank Matt and Dirk for their efforts over the last couple of years at the team and wish them the very best in the next chapter of their careers.”
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