F1 Team Alpine Appoints Steve Nielsen as Managing Director
He will be reporting to the team's executive advisor Flavio Briatore. The pair has been enjoying a strong relationship for years. Nielsen's appointment came in the wake of Otmar Szafnauer's and Alan Permane's departure from the Team Principal and Sporting Director roles in July, moves that saw Briatore return to the team.
The appointment marks a return to the team for Nielsen, who is one of the most long-standing and well-respected figures in the sport and has previously spent multiple stints at Enstone for Benetton and Renault – most notably as Sporting Director during the 2005 and 2006 championship-winning years, Alpine said. Nielsen has also worked with other teams and held roles at the FIA and Formula One.
Alpine is sixth in the constructors' standings.
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