阿尔派任命前梅赛德斯F1技术主管Mike Elliott为首席技术官
前梅赛德斯F1技术负责人Mike Elliott在离开围场三年后回归，出任阿尔派新任首席技术官。
前梅赛德斯F1技术负责人Mike Elliott将在离开围场三年后回归，出任阿尔派新任首席技术官。
阿尔派表示，Elliott曾在2008至2012年效力于该车队（当时为雷诺/路特斯时期）担任首席空气动力学师，他将“领导和监督Enstone工厂的技术与工程职能”。
Elliott在离开Enstone后加入梅赛德斯，并在梅赛德斯2010年代末统治时期成为其技术团队的关键成员。
但他执掌技术团队期间，恰逢梅赛德斯在2022规则时代陷入低迷。
他在这些规则实施前接替James Allison担任技术总监，但Elliott领导下创造的“无侧箱”设计概念存在问题，梅赛德斯从争夺冠军沦落为偶尔分站获胜。
2023年初，在梅赛德斯未能在那个冬季取得预期进步后，Elliott和Allison互换角色，Elliott转任Allison曾担任的首席技术官，Allison再次成为技术总监。
六个月后，Elliott宣布离开梅赛德斯并完全暂别F1——如今这一暂别因他加入阿尔派而结束。
阿尔派表示，签下Elliott“增强了车队的技术能力，车队正寻求在赛道上持续提升表现并缩小与前四车队的差距”，而他的首席技术官头衔表明他可能专注于更宏观的研发和未来规则工作，同时现有执行技术总监David Sanchez负责2026和2027年赛车的开发。
英文原文
Former Mercedes Formula 1 technical boss Mike Elliott will return to the paddock after a three-year absence as Alpine's new chief technical officer.
Alpine said Elliott, who had a previous stint at the team as principal aerodynamicist in its Renault/Lotus iterations from 2008 to 2012, will "lead and oversee the technical and engineering functions at the team's factory at Enstone".
Elliott joined Mercedes when he previously left Enstone and was a key part of Mercedes' technical team through its domination of the late 2010s.
But his time in charge of it coincided with Mercedes' slump in the 2022 rules era.
He succeeded James Allison as technical director going into those regulations, but the 'no sidepod' design concept created under Elliott's leadership was problematic and Mercedes fell from fighting for titles to just occasional race wins.
Elliott and Allison swapped roles back in early 2023 after Mercedes failed to make the hoped-for gains that winter, with Elliott moving into the chief technical officer role Allison had held and Allison becoming technical director again.
Six months later, Elliott announced that he was leaving Mercedes and taking a break from F1 altogether - a break that's now ended with his Alpine appointment.
Alpine said signing Elliott "strengthens the team's technical capabilities as the team looks to build on the improved performances on track and close the gap to the top four teams", and his chief technical officer title suggests a likely focus on bigger-picture development and future regulations work, while existing executive technical director David Sanchez leads development of the 2026 and '27 cars.
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