The team divided between Enstone and Viry did not have the hoped-for start to the season, managing to win the first point a Miami thanks to a fantastic Esteban Or with, but in other fields The team appears unstoppable. Alpine in fact it seems not to stop from a market perspective, after David Sanchez, Michael Broadhurst will also arrive, who will play the role of aerodynamic manager.
Sanchez the first piece of the new puzzle
"I knew him since we worked together at Ferrari, before he signed for McLaren. She is one of most interesting and creative personalities of the Formula 1, proof of this is that in 2017 and 2022, seasons of major regulatory changes, Ferrari started ahead of everyone”. He expressed himself like this Andrea Stella, team principal of McLaren, after the purchase of Sanchez following his exit from the Maranello team at the beginning of 2023.
At McLaren, Sanchez he did not find the desired space and was released after a few months. However, there is not much left on the market, in fact it was chosen by Alpine which needed a technician capable of reviving the team. The French team, after the excellent move with Sanchez, now seems ready to add a new piece to the puzzle.
Broadhurst will be Alpine's new head of aerodynamics
Joe Saward, journalist, reported in the latest episode of his blog that a new aerodynamic manager: Michael Broadhurst. After seven years in Lotus and four in McLaren, Broadhurst landed at Milton Keynes in 2021.
Following the elimination of the technical organization chart at the beginning of 2024 following the resignation of the main technical managers, Bruno Famin tries to restart by the new couple formed by Sanchez and the former Red Bull aerodynamicist. What everyone at Alpine hopes for is that creativity di Sanchez may bear fruit when, in 2026, the new technical regulation will debut.
SOURCE: FormulaPassion.it
