Alpine lacks lead F1 driver in Hamilton and Verstappen mould, says former boss

Alpine lacks a top-quality F1 driver like Hamilton or Verstappen who can act as a team boss and move the squad forward, according to former manager Cyril Abiteboul:

Alpine lacks a number one driver who can act as a “team boss” like those at Red Bull and Mercedes, according to the Formula 1 squad’s ex-manager Cyril Abiteboul.CEO, team principal Otmar Szafnauer and sporting director Alan Permane have left by mutual consent following last weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix., the attention on Enstone has been squarely focused at the depleted senior-level structure.

But Abiteboul, who served as managing director of the team under its previous Renault guise until a 2021 rebrand, reckons the team also requires a clearly defined talismanic lead driver.

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