Alpine Team Principle, Flavio Briatore, revealed his thoughts on Lewis Hamilton’s future with Ferrari on the Radio Rai program, La politica nel pallone. While Hamilton has been experiencing troubles this year, the Scuderia team have been struggling as a whole. With the difficulties of the SF25, the dreams of a world championship in red in…
In the wake of Christian Horner’s sudden sacking from his long held Team Principal role at Red Bull Racing, questions of his future in F1 have been raised, with a potential partnership with Briatore rumoured. Following his sacking from Red Bull Racing in July, Christian Horner officially left the team last week. As his twenty…
It is a two-way battle for Alpine’s second F1 seat in 2026, with Franco Colapinto in contention alongside reserve driver Paul Aron. The Argentine has spoken about his position in Alpine’s plans for 2026, as speculation continues around who will partner Pierre Gasly. With Gasly already secured until 2028, Alpine executive advisor Flavio Briatore has…
Alpine have confirmed and signed a new long-term contract with Pierre Gasly that will keep him with the team until at least 2028. Gasly’s new deal locks down one of Alpine’s two seats for the foreseeable future. However, which driver will partner the Frenchman continues to remain uncertain. Since joining the team in 2023, Gasly…
There is no doubt that Jack Doohan’s replacement, Franco Colapinto, had his future with Alpine F1 wrapped in heightened expectations from executive advisor and de-facto leader Flavio Briatore; while the first few races felt like an opportunity to adjust to the car, the lack of positive performances during his tenure in the first half of…
Former F1 driver Ralf Schumacher has pushed for Christian Horner to move to Alpine, arguing that Flavio Briatore’s time at the team has come to an end. Schumacher: Horner has the technical skills to benefit Alpine Speaking to German newspaper Bild, Schumacher said he believes the sport calls for more skilled leaders than the likes…
Franco Colapinto could not improve on his 14th-place starting position at the F1 Austrian GP, and despite flirting with the points early the Alpine driver found himself finishing 15th at the Red Bull Ring as he had incidents with Yuki Tsunoda and Oscar Piastri. Colapinto in particular had trouble with his middle stint on medium…
An interesting rumour has emerged during the F1 Canadian GP weekend as Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso has been spotted multiple times in the Alpine hospitality unit across the course of the weekend. It all started to kick off in FP3 as David Croft brought it up during live commentary of the session on Sky…
Alpine are floundering this season and sit at the foot of the F1 Constructors’ Championship after nine rounds so far this year. The French team has scored points just twice, both times through Pierre Gasly in Japan and last time out at the Spanish Grand Prix. Alongside a lack of performance, the second car has…
Franco Colapinto hasn’t done himself any favors with the P15 finish at the F1 Spanish GP. The Argentine reportedly has a five-race deadline to prove himself to be better than Jack Doohan. Alpine boss Flavio Briatore has set three parameters that Colapinto needs to excel in to retain the seat. Those parameters, broadly speaking, are…
