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Top Alpine engineer could be Red Bull-bound

Aug.11 Renault-owned Alpine has confirmed the departure of long-time top engineer Remi Taffin. The Frenchman, who has been with the French manufacturer for over 20 years, was head of the Formula 1 engine program. It is rumoured he could now be bound for Red Bull's new powertrains division, and is understood to already be close to chiefs Christian Horner and Dr Helmut Marko from the energy drink owned team's Renault-powered days. An Alpine spokesman told us that Taffin left last month by 'mutual agreement', and that there are no plans to replace him externally. The team's Esteban Ocon won his first race in Hungary, but Alpine is actually focusing almost exclusively on its preparations for...
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