Motor racing-Sanchez joins Alpine as technical head after leaving McLaren

FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 - Chinese Grand Prix - Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China - April 20, 2024 Alpine's Pierre Gasly in action during qualifying REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - David Sanchez has joined the struggling Renault-owned Alpine Formula One team as executive technical director after leaving McLaren in April only three months after joining.

The French engineer, who will oversee the technical department at Enstone, started his F1 career in 2005 as a junior aerodynamicist with Renault F1.