Former F1 star launches criticism on 'incompetent' former Alpine CEO

Alain Prost admits he is ‘saddened and distressed’ by the turmoil at Alpine and insists the team’s axed CEO Laurent Rossi was ‘incompetent’ and ‘lacked humanity’

• Prost has criticised Relault-owned team Alpine and their former CEO Rossi
• After working as team director, Prost left his role in 2021 after a falling out 
• He has admitted he is ‘saddened and distressed’ by the state of things at Alpine

Alain Prost has criticised Renault-owned team Alpine, stating that the former CEO Laurent Rossi was incompetent and lacked humanity.

The four-time champion was part of the Alpine F1 team as a director until 2021, before his departure was announced.

Speaking to French newspaper L’Equipe, as transcribed by BBC Sport, Prost criticised Rossi.

‘Laurent Rossi is the finest example of the Dunning-Kruger Effect, that of an incapable leader who thinks he can overcome his incompetence by his arrogance and his lack of humanity towards his troops,’ he said.

 ‘He thought that he had understood everything from the start, when he was totally mistaken.’

Alain Prost has criticised Renault-owned team Alpine and their former CEO Laurent Rossi

The CEO was described as ‘lacking humanity’ and being ‘incompetent’ by Prost

Alpine F1 are struggling to compete with their competitors, including Prost’s Red Bull

Prost, who had a falling out with Rossi in 2021, leading to his departure from Alpine, continued to discuss his time with the Renault-owned team.

He continued: ‘During my years at Renault, how many times have I heard in the corridors of the headquarters in Boulogne-Billancourt, that F1 was a simple sport that could be run from home by men in place.

‘Big mistake, as proven by the last of the leaders Laurent Rossi, from whom (Renault chief executive officer) Luca de Meo separated a week ago.’

Prost continued to reveal that he is upset by the current state of affairs at the team, as he admitted: ‘I love this team and seeing it in this state today saddens and distresses me.’ 

Now employed by Red Bull, Prost has proven his worth after an unsuccessful spell with Alpine under Rossi’s stewardship. 

The interview was finalised with Prost being asked why Alpine are not able to make the same progress as their competitors.

The 68-year-old refused to comment, saying: ‘I don’t have anything at all about that. I cannot comment on that.’

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