Ex-Alpine man Marcin Budkowski has criticised parent brand Renault for not coughing up the cash to match their ambitions. F1
Ex-Alpine F1 executive delivers home truth Renault ‘never wanted to hear’Former executive director of the Alpine F1 team Marcin Budkowski has criticised parent brand Renault for not coughing up the cash to match their ambitions, not that the board ever wanted to listen.
Four-time World Champion Alain Prost, who also came close to title glory with Renault and was ousted from his non-executive director role with their team in 2022, has beenRecently-replaced Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi was the main focus of his criticism, with Prost adding that it “saddens” him to see the current state of the team currently placed P6 in theAnd another face of the Renault-owned team’s past in Budkowski, who experienced the transition from Renault to Alpine before leaving at the same...
Budkowski, who now works as a tech analyst for Viaplay’s Polish F1 broadcast, said: “Generally, Alain and I see things in a similar way. I spoke with him shortly after these changes were announced.“I know a lot of people there and have contact with them. And they deserve better – better results and better management.
“Otmar has spent many years in Formula 1 with different teams – he knows what it takes to win and how difficult it is to achieve it. He also knows how much money is spent by the teams who win, and how long it takes to be successful. That approach was probably not appreciated by Renault.
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