Abiteboul leaves Renault: Alpine appoints new CEO

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15:07, 11 Jan 2021

Cyril Abiteboul will leave Renault F1 ahead of the upcoming season. The team will continue under the name Alpine in 2021 and have already announced changes in management. Abiteboul will make way for Laurent Rossi.

Laurent Rossi has been appointed CEO of the new Alpine F1 project. It has also been mentioned that Abiteboul will not return to F1. Rossi's place was initially promised to the Frenchman.

With the appointment of Laurent Rossi, the position of CEO has been filled. Rossi is responsible for F1 and other sports activities and works under the general manager of Renault Luca de Meo. The structure within the new F1 team is not yet known. How Budkowski and the expected acquisition Brivio will fall into this is not yet certain.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	131
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	88
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	72
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	58
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	48
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	43
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	20
9	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	16
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	15
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	14
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
14	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	5
15	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	1
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0

Abiteboul leaves Renault: Alpine appoints new CEO

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