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How can Alpine stop the rot with its F1 performance?

Alpine's lack of performance over the 2025 season thus far has been put down to its A525 Formula 1 car lacking consistency and tyre management abilities, which now means that the team is 15 points adrift of Sauber at the bottom of the standings.

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Franco Colapinto expected to remain in F1 with Alpine for now

Franco Colapinto is expected to stay at the Alpine Formula 1 squad beyond his initial five-race stint.

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Colapinto expected to remain at Alpine F1 for now

Franco Colapinto is expected to stay at the Alpine Formula 1 squad beyond his initial five-race stint.

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What Renault boss Luca de Meo's exit means for Alpine F1 team

When Luca de Meo became Renault’s CEO in the summer of 2020, the group had just posted a €7.3billion loss and was on the verge of collapse as the world economy shuddered to a halt during the Covid-19 pandemic. On his way to turning that around to a €4.26billion operating…

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What Renault boss De Meo's exit means for Alpine F1 team

When Luca de Meo became Renault’s CEO in the summer of 2020, the group had just posted a €7.3billion loss and was on the verge of collapse as the world economy shuddered to a halt during the COVID-19 pandemic. On his way to turning that around to a €4.26billion operating…

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More change at Alpine F1 as Renault Group CEO Luca de Meo quits

Renault Group CEO Luca de Meo announced a shock departure from his role at the Alpine Formula 1 team's parent company.

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More change at Alpine F1 as De Meo quits as Renault Group CEO

Renault Group CEO Luca de Meo has announced a shock departure from his role at the Alpine Formula 1 team's parent company.

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Alpine set to appoint Nielsen as F1 team manager

The Alpine Formula 1 team is set to announce that paddock veteran Steve Nielsen will become its new team manager.

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Alpine set to name Steve Nielsen as F1 team manager

The Alpine Formula 1 team is set to announce that paddock veteran Steve Nielsen will become its new team manager.

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Why Colapinto’s F1 future is in doubt again

“Sit long by the river,” goes a quote popularly (and incorrectly) attributed to Sun Tzu, “and you will see the bodies of your enemies float by”.

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Franco Colapinto is fighting for his F1 future at the Canadian GP

Alpine advisor Flavio Briatore had said there was “no set limit” on how many races Franco Colapinto would contest for the team. But after three disappointing grands prix for the French side, he is now less definitive on the Argentine’s future.

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“Not The Michael He Used To Be”: Michael Schumacher’s Former Boss Gives Emotional Update On F1 Legend’s Health

Schumacher's family and friends rarely share updates about his health since he sustained a traumatic brain injury while skiing in 2013.

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"Nothing to say on this, next question!" – Flavio Briatore’s weird F1 press conference

Following the resignation of Oliver Oakes, Flavio Briatore has taken on the duties of team principal at Alpine – despite not holding the official title.

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How Briatore captured the room with bizarre F1 Spanish GP press conference performance

Following the resignation of Oliver Oakes, Flavio Briatore has taken on the duties of team principal at Alpine – despite not holding the official title.

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New Alpine F1 team boss will be appointed soon - Flavio Briatore

The Alpine Formula 1 squad appears a little closer to appointing a full-time team principal to replace Oliver Oakes, who departed unexpectedly and with immediate effect at the beginning of May.

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New Alpine F1 boss will be appointed soon, says Briatore

The Alpine Formula 1 squad appears a little closer to appointing a full-time team principal to replace Oliver Oakes, who departed unexpectedly and with immediate effect at the beginning of May.

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Flavio Briatore: Alpine “want to be title contenders” in 2027

Flavio Briatore a réaffirmé ses ambitions pou

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Briatore targeting Alpine F1 wins in 2026 and a title challenge from 2027

Flavio Briatore’s presence in the Formula 1 paddock may split opinion – but the Italian knows how to win and now he insists Alpine has “no excuses” to not target victories in 2026 and titles following season.

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Alpine boss Flavio Briatore ‘should not be back in F1’, says Johnny Herbert

Briatore is de facto team principal at Alpine, 17 years on from his role in F1’s infamous ‘Crashgate’ scandal

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Franco Colapinto’s dramatic Imola GP crash shouldn't define his Alpine F1 debut

Any driver's weekend will always be defined by a heavy smash, and this is amplified if the driver in question is Franco Colapinto, who made a high-profile 2025 debut with Alpine after replacing Jack Doohan just six races into the Formula 1 season.

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F1 Imola GP: Five quick takeaways

After the Miami GP, Helmut Marko called the gap to McLaren “depressing.” But just two weeks later, Red Bull showed it is still very much a force in this F1 season – well, at least one Red Bull. Max Verstappen once again demonstrated his brilliance in the RB21 and this…

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Flavio Briatore denies Alpine’s five-race F1 plan for Franco Colapinto

Alpine team leader Flavio Briatore has contradicted his own squad’s announcement that Franco Colapinto had been promoted to a race seat for the next five Formula 1 rounds from this weekend’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix.

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Briatore contradicts Alpine’s five-race F1 plan for Colapinto

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Oliver Bearman slams Alpine F1’s “incredibly harsh” handling of Jack Doohan

Just a quarter of the way into the 2025 Formula 1 season, one of the six ‘rookies’ making their full-season debut has already been benched in favour of another.

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Bearman slams Alpine F1’s “incredibly harsh” handling of Doohan

Just a quarter of the way into the 2025 Formula 1 season, one of the six ‘rookies’ making their full-season debut has already been benched in favour of another.

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