Eric Meignan was previously head of Mercedes' and Ferrari's engine divisions.
Alpine interim boss Bruno Famin believes new engine head Eric Meignan will bring the team a boost as they look to move further up the field.
But Meignan has his work cut out for him with the Renault PU known to be down on performance compared to the other three suppliers.Otmar Szafnauer was still in charge when the first rumblings of an underperforming Renault power unit were made public and those rumours were confirmed when the topic of engine equalisation was on the F1 Commission agenda in August.
As for Meignan’s arrival, Famin said he was coming in to “challenge our guys” at the the team’s vase in Viry-Châtillon.
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