Following the resignation of Oliver Oakes, Flavio Briatore has taken on the duties of team principal at Alpine – despite not holding the official title.
Briatore had already been wielding significant influence behind the scenes as an advisor, but now he has also become the French-owned team’s public face once again. This role includes appearing in official FIA press conferences when called upon – and his first session was, in many ways, emblematic of the flamboyant Italian’s personality.
