Alpine have confirmed that Bruno Famin will continue as their F1 te🔥am principal on a permanent basis during 𒁏the 2024 season.

The Frenchmen initially joined Alpine to head their engine division in 2022, before taking over the team principal position on an interim basis for the second half of 2023, following a management exodus that inclu🏅ding the departu𒁃re of Otmar Szafnauer.

Famin, who led Alp✅ine’s team launch on Wednesday at their factor in Enstone, was later officially announced as staying on in the role.

The confirmation rules out a return to F1, at least at Enstone, for former Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto,🧔 who had been linked with taking over as team principal at Alpine at various stages last year.

Alpine finishedꦚ a distant sixth in the constructors’ championship last season but Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon each managed a single podium.

Famin insists Alpine are not setting any targets for the 2024 F1 se♈ason after overhaulin😼g their car design.

“We need to continue to improve the team to take it to the next level. We all know that progress is never linear. That’s why we will not d𒈔eclare any numerical targets,” he explained.

“We are focusing on ourselves and the improvement across the many different areas, to enable us to demonstrate greater competitiveness. It’s going to be a fierce battle on-track, and off it in the development race in the factories, and we intend to be part🌠 oღf that close competition.”

Alpine have described thওeir new A524 challenger as being “bold” and “brand-ne😼w”.

The change🌺s were so fundamental that “only the steering wheel survived”, according to technical director Matt Harman.