Alpine has announced the departures of technical director Matt Harman and head of aerodynamics Dirk de Beer amid a restructuring of its technical department.Harman and de Beer have both chosen to leave to seek new challenges; their exits coming as Alpine struggles in the early stages of 2024. RACER understands...

Williams has appointed former Ferrari chief aerodynamicist Dirk de Beer as the team's new head of aerodynamics.Having been at Ferrari since 2013, de Beer announced his departure from Maranello last season and has now been confirmed as joining Williams on March 1. Prior to working at Ferrari, the South African...

The loss of key technical staff in 2013 was the main reason why Lotus's '14 Formula 1 campaign was so bad, believes trackside operations chief Alan Permane.Technical director James Allison left Lotus for Ferrari before last season, with head of aerodynamics Dirk de Beer following him and other staff also...

Lotus has moved to boost its technical department in the wake of recent departures by signing Ferrari's chief aerodynamicist Nicolas Hennel.Amid of spate of personnel moves from Lotus to Ferrari with James Allison, Kimi Raikkonen and Dirk de Beer all moving to Maranello Lotus has convinced Hennel to move in...

Ferrari has further boosted its technical structure with the signing of Lotus' head of aerodynamics Dirk de Beer.As part of a concerted effort by the Scuderia to push itself forward so it can capture its first title since 2007, it has convinced de Beer to join. Although there has been...