It didn’t take long to find a base. This Wednesday, October 2, French racing driver Nicolas Lapierre first announced his retirement from sports on his social networks. A true regular at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with 17 participations, he had won the Sarthe race four times in the LMP2 category.
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His reconversion was a natural fit, since he was appointed technical director at Alpine, in the endurance branch. The French team which is going through a real internal crisis and a major restructuring, including the shutdown of the engine in F1 and the end of the project at Viry-Châtillon. Alpine particularly wants to concentrate on Endurance, the appointment of Nicolas Lapierre going in this direction…
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“I will try to bring all my experience to our drivers and to streamline the link with our technical teamsreacted the former pilot to The Team while the announcement was made official this Friday, October 4. We must continue our tireless efforts to achieve the next milestones together. »
It is in his new position that he will complete the last race of the 2024 season for Alpine with the A424, with the 8 Hours of Bahrain, since he would normally have been a driver alongside Matthieu Vaxivière and Mick Schumacher.
