Racing Bulls has locked down Alan Permane through 2031, betting long on the team principal who's overseen the Faenza squad's sharpest stretch of form in four decades. Permane joined as racing director in 2024 after 34 years at Alpine, then stepped up when Laurent Mekies left for the senior Red Bull outfit. The numbers tell the story: 46 points in his first season, 92 the next, and 108 so far in 2026 with fifth in the constructors' all but wrapped — the best finish since the operation started as Minardi in 1985. Red Bull's Oliver Mintzlaff cited Permane's "clarity and composure," crediting him for building a team that delivers week to week. Permane's approach has been unglamorous but effective: add load, add downforce, make the upgrades work. With stability at the top and momentum in the windtunnel, Racing Bulls enters 2027 as the model midfield outfit — no longer a junior team playing development lottery, but a legitimate points threat every weekend.
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