New technical organization for Alpine F1, Pat Fry and Matt Harman
Alpine has just announced the promotion of Pat Fry as CTO (Chief Technical Officer) or Head of Performance for the French team, while Matt Harman becomes Technical Director and thus responsible for execution.
Pat Fry is a well-known and respected engineer in the paddock. He began his career in F1 with Benetton in 1987, which is now the Alpine team that he joined for the 2020 season. In the meantime, he has also worked for Ferrari, McLaren, and Manor.
Technical Director from 2020 to 2021, he will therefore become CTO, responsible for the performance of the team. His role is to set performance objectives for the race car, define the necessary technical means and skills, and identify future technologies and innovations. He will arbitrate key choices related to performance and establish a long-term development strategy to maximize performance within the limits of the budget cap determined by sporting regulations.
Laurent Rossi, CEO of Alpine, has detailed: « We are significantly strengthening Alpine F1 Team with Pat and Matt as technical leaders in Enstone.
« Pat [Fry] is one of the most experienced engineers in F1, while Matt [Harman]’s dynamism and experience will be essential to unlock the full potential of our cars, particularly thanks to his unique expertise combining chassis and engine development, he explains in a statement.
Matt Harmann was already part of the Alpine structure and therefore finds himself named in place of Pat Fry. He will be responsible for the execution of technical solution choices, testing, and coordination of production teams. Prior to 2018, he was in charge of chassis development at Mercedes.
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