Alpine brings in Jason Somerville as Deputy Technical Director for F1 team

Formula One team Alpine has announced the signing of British motorsport aerodynamicist, Jason Somerville, who joins the team as their Deputy Technical Director. By coming on as the team’s Deputy Technical Director, Somerville will report directly to the team’s Executive Technical Director, David Sanchez and will work towards helping strengthen the team’s development efforts, both for its current car and for future concepts.

A veteran in the motorsport scene, Somerville has previously been with Williams Racing across their Formula One and Le Mans teams and has also been part of the Toyota Racing, Renault F1 team. Between 2017 and 2025, Somerville was the Head of Aerodynamic for the Formula One Group. 

Jason Somerville, Deputy Technical Director, BWT Alpine Formula One Team, commented,

“I am really excited to be returning to Enstone and working with Flavio, Steve, and David in this new role. I have been away from the competitive side of motorsport within a team environment for a few years now and I’m relishing the opportunity to be back in the thick of it, hunting milliseconds and fighting our rivals for points and hopefully silverware. I am looking forward to getting underway and joining the superb team of engineers, designers, and aerodynamicists at the factory and hopefully contributing to some of the team’s success in the not too distant future.”

David Sanchez, Executive Technical Director, BWT Alpine Formula One Team, added,

“We are thrilled to have someone of Jason’s calibre and experience joining the team and to continue our sustained level of progress. The work the team has already done this season has been extraordinary, but we all know that is just the beginning of the job and not one team member is resting on their laurels. Adding Jason to our technical team will allow us to take even further steps to better our performance in the latest Formula One development race.”