Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi admits he faced a steep learning curve in his first season at the helm of a Formula 1 team. Rossi was appointed CEO of Alpine a year ago after Cyril Abiteboul left the former Renault team, and oversaw the first year for the rebranded French constructor. In a season that included highlights such as Esteban Ocon’s victory in Hungary and Fernando Alonso’s podium in Qatar, Alpine ended up beating AlphaTauri to fifth in the constructors’ championship, and Rossi said he had a lot to learn along the way. “I had an expectation that it was going to be a rollercoaster, and it has been,” Rossi told RACER. “A steep learning curve obviously, because I’m new to the...
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