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Alpine Title Contenders? Briatore Promises '26 Wins

  • Flavio Briatore, aged 75 and executive advisor, assumed leadership at Alpine after Oliver Oakes resigned as team principal in early May 2025.
  • Oakes resigned following a challenging beginning to the 2025 season, during which Alpine managed only seven points and replaced Jack Doohan with Franco Colapinto subsequent to the Miami Grand Prix.
  • Briatore, known for guiding the Enstone-based team to three constructors' titles, now leads Alpine as it prepares to switch to Mercedes power in 2026 following Renault's announced F1 exit.
  • He guaranteed, "In 2026, we can win races," and targeted Alpine as title contenders by 2027 amid sweeping regulation changes demanding competitive tools and interpretation to secure an edge.
  • Briatore's leadership signals Alpine's push for competitiveness with no excuses in 2026, suggesting a possible turnaround despite current challenges and his controversial standing in F1.
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Flavio Briatore generated controversies by declaring that Alpine will aspire to victories in 2026 and titles from 2027. The director of the F1 team, who previously served as executive advisor, will seek to dethrone the great teams like Red Bull and Ferrari with an old acquaintance: “Checo” Pérez, with whom they already had an approach . Alpine is not going through a good time in F1 Season 2025, because it is in the penultimate position with just…

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Nearly a year after his return to F1 as an executive advisor at Alpine, Flavio Briatore spoke in Barcelona about the team's challenges, upcoming recruitment, young drivers, and his ambitions for 2027. True to form: straightforward, confident, and sometimes provocative.

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Autosport broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Thursday, May 29, 2025.
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