Alpine nightmare worsens as technical director and head of aero quit jobs
Alpine rocked as technicalꦏ director Matt H𒁃arman and head of aerodynamics Dirk de Beer quit
Alpine’s horrific start to the F1 2024 season has 𒅌reportedly taken♑ a turn for the worse, with two key resignations.
Technical director Mat🍌t Harman and head of aerodynamics Dirk de Beer have both quit, according to .
They have already handed in their notices and are cu🦋rrently serving their notice period, before leaving in April, the report claims.
Crꦑucially, it is reported that their decision was made before the launch of the A524 - which has, so far, performed horribly.
Alpine drivers Esteban Ocon a🎃nd Pierre Gasly qualified for the season-opening F1 Bahrain Grand Prix in 19th and 20th.
Ocon then finished 17th, and Gasly 18th.
Both drivers had made iဣt clear before the Bahrain weekend that th🐻eir 2024 car had major limitations, so Alpine arrived for the season-opener in a state of discontent.
The exits of key figures Harman and De Beer are the latest significant b🌟ehind-the-scenes changes at Alpin💃e.
Last year team principal Otmar Szafnauer and sporting director Alan Permane lost their j🅘obs in a major overhaul.
Pat Fry also quit ▨as chief technical officer, while Laurent Rossi exited his job as CEO.
Ex-Mไercedes employee Harman has worked at Alpine for five years, while F1 v🦂eteran De Beer returned for a second stint at the team in 2019.
James was a sports journalist at♉ Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
