Motor racing-Alpine F1 principal Famin to leave at end of August
Renault to have fifth F1 team boss since start of 2021
Famin to leave role at end of August
Frenchman replaced Otmar Szafnauer a year ago
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July 26 (Reuters) - The Renault-owned Alpine Formula One team are set for their fifth boss in four years after announcing the departure in August of principalBruno Famin.
The team confirmed at the Belgian Grand Prix on Friday that the Frenchman would leave the role by the end of next month with a replacement named in due course.
Famin, whowill be in charge of all other Renault Groupmotorsport activities at the Viry-Chatillon factory, took over a year ago as replacement for Otmar Szafnauer.
American Szafnauer took over from Laurent Rossi in February 2022, with the latter appointed in January 2021 after the departure of Cyril Abiteboul.
The turmoil at the Enstone-based team compares to the stability at champions Red Bull, who have been run by Christian Horner since January 2005, and Mercedes who have had Toto Wolff in charge for more than a decade.
Media reports tipped Briton Oliver Oakes, founder of the Hitech GP teams that compete in Formula Two and Three, as a possible replacement for Famin.
Formula One starts an August break after this weekend's race at Spa-Francorchamps with the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort next up on Aug. 25.
Alpine, a team that won titles as Benetton and Renault in the 1990s and 2000s, have struggled this season with only nine points from 13 races.
They are eighth overall after finishing sixth in 2023 and fourth in 2022.
Renault are known to be assessing their future as an engine manufacturer, with a new era starting in 2026 and requiring hefty investment, and have been linked to a Mercedes supply.
The return of former Benetton and Renault F1 boss Flavio Briatore as executive adviser to Renault chief executive Luca de Meo was announced last month.
Reporting by Trevor Stynes/Alan Baldwin
Editing by Toby Davis
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