other manufacturers were betting on the V8 and V12. Prost Grand Prix, USA interlude and return to Renault At the end of 1997 Renault left Formula One and Dudot was hired as Prost Grand Prix’s Technical Director on 1 November 1997, but in June 1999 he was replaced by Alan Jenkins. In 2001, he joined Nissan’s Infiniti engine programme in the Indy Racing League as Project Manager. On 26 February 2003, after some time with Menard, he was rehired by Renault as Deputy Managing Director in charge of the Renault F1 Team's engine department at Viry-Châtillon. He left that position on 1 April 2005 and his functions were divided between Rob White and André Lainé. References Living people 1939 births Sportspeople from Nancy, France People from Meurthe-et-Moselle Renault people Nissan people Formula One engine engineers French motorsport people