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Paul Aron to join Alpine as Reserve Driver in 2025

The Estonian racing driver, Paul Aron has been named as the reserve driver for Alpine in 2025. Aron is currently driving in his debut Formula 2 season with Hitech Pulse-Eight and is currently placed at P4 in the overall championship.  Flavio Briatore, Executive Advisor, stated, “We are very pleased to have Paul join BWT Alpine Formula…

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“Proud to see their trajectory” — Esteban Ocon impressed by Haas F1 progress ahead of move next year

Back in June, Esteban Ocon announced that he would part ways with the Enstone-based team, and it was eventually confirmed at Spa he would be joining Haas from 2025 onwards as Pit Debrief revealed earlier that month. It has not been a fun season for the Frenchman after only scoring five points so far, but…

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Briatore claims Alonso’s last year in F1 is likely 2026 as he “doesn’t know” about his future

Flavio Briatore has made headlines once again with comments on the future of Fernando Alonso beyond his current contract with Aston Martin, and for detailing his own return to Alpine, after a rather “turbulent” call from Renault CEO Luca de Meo. After leaving F1 following the ‘Crashgate’ scandal at the 2008 Singapore GP, Briatore made…

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Gasly wants the “strongest and fastest driver out there” as 2025 Alpine F1 teammate

The Frenchman announced his contract extension with the French Formula 1 team earlier today ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix, and went into further details on his deal and his expectations for the future. Gasly admitted to “looking around” and having talks with other teams, before opting for sticking with his current employers. “No, I…

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Alpine attempts to sign Carlos Sainz for 2025 F1 season

Pit Debrief has learned that Alpine is trying to hijack Audi and Williams’ hopes of signing Carlos Sainz for next year. Respected website Motorsport Week had reported late on Thursday that Williams was set to announce a deal with the Spanish driver for 2025 and beyond during the Spanish Grand Prix weekend. However, things changed…

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Official: Flavio Briatore agrees to F1 advisory role with Alpine

It’s been officially confirmed, Flavio Briatore has returned to Formula 1 to work as an advisor for his former team, Alpine/Renault. Renault CEO Luca Di Meo has been instrumental in this, seeking out the help of his fellow Italian following a miserable start to the 2024 season for Alpine. They have scored just five points…

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