TWO bosses at Alpine have resigned as the team suffered a terrible start to the new F1 season.
Both technical director Matt Harman and head of aerodynamics Dirk de Beer resigned.
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Technical director Matt Harman has left Alpine after the team made a terrible start to the F1 seasonCredit: AFP
The first race of the year was held today in Bahrain when Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took victory.
He ran over both Alpine drivers Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly.
The French duo finished 17th and 18th in the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Harman and De Beer are understood to have resigned before the first race weekend of the season due to the car’s “uncompetitive” testing.
It remains unclear when they will leave as they serve their notice periods.
They are the latest bosses to leave after director Otmar Szafnauer and sporting director Alan Permane quit halfway through last year’s Belgian GP.
Experienced engineer Pat Fry left for rivals Williams and CEO Laurent Rossi also left last season.
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Alpine is partially owned by Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.
They teamed up with Otro Capital and RedBird Capital Partners to take a 24 percent stake in the team formerly known as Renault.
Jeremy Clarkson and Kaleb Cooper deliver beer to Alpine F1 Racing Team headquarters after Esteban Ocon’s podium finish
Their latest business move after buying Wrexham Football Club reportedly cost them £170 million.
NFL star Travis Kelce, boyfriend of pop sensation Taylor Swift, also owns a small part of Alpine.
Alpine declined to comment on Harman’s and De Beer’s resignations.
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