BWT Alpine F1 Team has announced that Jason Somerville has joined the team from today. The team hired the aerodynamicist as Deputy Technical Director in an effort to keep improving.
Currently, they are is fifth in the World Constructors’ Championship. It is a significant improvement compared to last year. The Enstone squad has already improved 2025’s points tally.
Somerville proper F1 pedigree
Somerville is a familiar face in the F1 paddock, as this stint with Alpine will be his second at the Enstone based squad. He started life in F1 at Williams in 1998 before joining Toyota in 2003. Following the Cologne based outfit’s departure, Somerville moved to Renault for 2010. He returned to Williams in 2011.
After having mixed successes, Somerville joined the Formula One Group to develop the 2022 aerodynamic regulations. In 2022 itself, he joined the FIA as head of aerodynamics to oversee the regulatory development.
The 57-year-old looks forward to start at Alpine, saying:
“I am really excited to be returning to Enstone and working with Flavio [Briatore], Steve [Nielsen], and David [Sanchez] 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.“
Somerville will be reporting to Technical Director David Sanchez, who praised the addition of Somerville to his team:
“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.“
