Overview
- Alpine announced the appointment on Thursday, naming Elliott to lead and oversee all technical and engineering functions at its Enstone factory.
- Elliott returns to Enstone after serving there from 2008–2012 and brings more than two decades of F1 experience including senior roles at Mercedes.
- Alpine credited Elliott with contributing to eight Constructors' and eight Drivers' championships during his career and said his hire boosts the team's technical capability.
- Reporting says executive technical director David Sanchez will report into Elliott, creating a single layer of technical oversight at Enstone.
- The move follows Alpine's recovery from a poor 2025 season to improved form in 2026 and comes with expectations Elliott will address past Mercedes design challenges such as the 2022 'zero-pod' concept that caused porpoising and loss of performance.