Alan Permane
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Alan Permane (born 4 February 1967) is a British Formula One engineer. He is the former sporting director at the Alpine Formula One team.{{cite web|title=Garage by Alan Permane|url=https://www.renaultsport.com/1979-2019-garage-by-alan-permane.html|publisher=Renault Sport}}
Career
Permane started his career in motorsport in 1989 as a test electronics engineer for the Benetton F1 team. He was promoted to a junior race engineer in 1996 and then subsequently became a race engineer from 1997 to 2006 for the Enstone outfit as the team became Renault F1, engineering drivers such as Jarno Trulli and Giancarlo Fisichella.{{cite web |title=Grapevine: Permane gets 'dream' podium visit - F1 - Autosport |url=http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/50279/ |website=Autosport.com |access-date=9 November 2020 |language=en |date=19 March 2006 |archive-date=13 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713135846/http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/50279/ |url-status=dead }} In 2007 he became the chief race engineer for Renault F1{{cite web |title=Alan Permane Interview |url=https://www.racecar-engineering.com/interviews/f1-interviews/alan-permane-interview/ |website=Racecar Engineering |access-date=9 November 2020 |date=29 June 2010}}{{cite web |last1=Beer |first1=Matt |title=Renault: Monaco won't be a one-off - F1 - Autosport |url=http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/59434/ |website=Autosport.com |access-date=9 November 2020 |language=en |date=5 June 2007}} and in 2011 the Chief Operating Officer.{{cite web |title=Permane z awansem - MotorSport24.pl |url=http://www.motorsport24.pl/Artykul.82+M5060f899779.0.html |website=www.motorsport24.pl |access-date=9 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111102071741/http://www.motorsport24.pl/Artykul.82+M5060f899779.0.html |archive-date=2 November 2011 |language=pl |date=30 September 2011}} In 2012 Permane became the Sporting Director for the team then called Lotus F1 a position he retained as the team transitioned back into Renault F1 and then into Alpine F1 Team. On 28 July 2023, Permane was released by the team and his time with Alpine concluded after the Belgian Grand Prix.{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.breaking-alpine-confirm-team-principal-otmar-szafnauer-and-sporting-director.13bpB2bdAZnfQCpbv3BZGL.html |title=Alpine confirm Team Principal Otmar Szafnauer and Sporting Director Alan Permane to leave team after Belgian GP |date=28 July 2023 |website=Formula1.com |access-date=30 July 2023}}
Permane was announced to be joining the Visa Cash App RB F1 Team in 2024 as sporting director.{{Cite news|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/f1/story/_/id/39416286/goss-permane-appointed-restructured-vcarb-technical-team|work=ESPN|last=Edmondson|first=Laurence|title=Goss and Permane appointed to restructured VCARB technical team|date=29 January 2024|access-date=8 February 2024}}
References
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{{Alpine F1}}
{{Renault F1}}
{{Lotus F1}}
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Category:Formula One engineers
Category:21st-century British engineers
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