BWT Alpine F1 team's team principal, Oliver Oakes at the Bahrain GP
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Oakes discusses A525 strengths and weaknesses after Alpine points at F1 Bahrain GP

From back-row last year to F1 Bahrain GP points scorers, the rise for Alpine marks a remarkable turnaround for the team. Team Principal Oli Oakes shared his thoughts on their first points of the season following an impressive P4 start. Pierre Gasly finished seventh after holding off Max Verstappen until the final lap of the…

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Alpine are still optimistic about qualifying on Saturday after massive setback from Jack Doohan's FP2 crash at the F1 Japanese GP on Friday
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Alpine optimistic about qualifying despite Doohan’s massive FP2 crash at F1 Japanese GP

Although Alpine kicked off their race weekend at the F1 Japanese GP in high spirits with reserve driver Ryo Hirakawa impressing his home crowd and team principal Oliver Oakes in his rookie FP1 session, their fortunes took a turn for the worse as Jack Doohan suffered a massive high-speed crash during the second practice session…

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Alpine F1 team principal Oliver Oakes and Alpine F1 driver Jack Doohan at F1 2025 pre-season testing in Bahrain
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Oakes praises Doohan for being “punchy” amid Alpine F1 driver switch speculation

Alpine team principal Oliver Oakes commended Jack Doohan for standing his ground amid media speculation regarding his future at the team following Franco Colapinto’s arrival. The 2025 F1 season hasn’t even started yet, but rookie driver Jack Doohan already finds himself under intense scrutiny. Earlier this year, Alpine signed Colapinto from Williams on a multi-year…

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Several F1 teams, including Alpine, Haas, Aston Martin, Mercedes, and Red Bull have conducted their shakedown in Bahrain before pre-season testing kicks off tomorrow.
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Multiple F1 teams conduct shakedown in Bahrain ahead of 2025 pre-season testing

Following the unveiling of official liveries at the F1 75 season launch event in London on February 18, several teams have put their 2025 challengers through a shakedown run at the Bahrain International Circuit.  Making use of the permitted mileage of 200 kilometres over the course of two filming days, Alpine, Haas, Aston Martin, Mercedes,…

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Alpine leadership team “heading in the right direction” in Formula 1 according to Pierre Gasly. The team is now led by Flavio Briatore and Oliver Oakes.
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Gasly: Alpine leadership team “heading in the right direction” in Formula 1

Pierre Gasly praises the leadership of Oliver Oakes and Flavio Briatore as Alpine prepare for the 2025 Formula 1 season. Following a difficult start to the 2024 Formula 1 season, Alpine introduced sweeping management changes in an effort to improve their fortunes. In the wake of leadership changes, the team improved dramatically in the latter…

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Haas launch 2025 F1 car at Silverstone filming day with Esteban Ocon driving the VF-25
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Haas launch 2025 F1 car at Silverstone filming day with Ocon

Haas have launched their 2025 F1 car at Silverstone earlier today with Esteban Ocon behind the wheel of the VF-25. While teams like Williams, Ferrari, Aston Martin, and Mercedes are hosting separate events to launch their 2025 challengers, the VF-25 made its track debut this morning as the American outfit completed its first filming day…

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Jack Doohan driving an Alpine F1 car
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Oakes: Doohan and Colapinto key for Alpine F1 going forward

Alpine team principal Oliver Oakes defended his team’s expanded roster of drivers, which now includes not only veteran Pierre Gasly and rookie Jack Doohan, but three reserve drivers in Formula 2 contender Paul Aron, highly touted 2024 Williams fill-in Franco Colapinto and 2022 and 2023 WEC co-champion Ryo Hirakawa. The addition of Colapinto has drawn…

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