Steve Nielsen is to return to the Renault-owned Alpine staff as managing director.
The 60-year-old Briton is among the most skilled and revered sporting managers in System 1.
Nielsen spent a decade on the staff as sporting director by way of its numerous guises of Benetton, Renault and Lotus, and received two world title doubles with Fernando Alonso.
He has additionally been sporting director on the Caterham, Toro Rosso and Williams groups, in addition to for governing body the FIA and for industrial rights holders F1.
A press release from Alpine stated Nielsen would “oversee the day-to-day working of the staff at Enstone, ranging from 1 September forward of the Italian Grand Prix in Monza”.
