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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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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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Tribal and toxic social media sour F1 fandom, but what can be done?

Dozens of fans were chanting his name as their favourite Formula 1 driver climbed the pitwall after the race to greet them. But this was not a Ferrari driver celebrating, let's say, a podium on home soil. Instead, it was Alpine's Franco Colapinto, who had come home in 16th place…

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F1 calls on social media platforms to step up fight against online abuse

Formula 1 has urged social media platforms to take further steps to curb online abuse after Yuki Tsunoda and Jack Doohan were on the receiving end of toxic comments.

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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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Esteban Ocon: Alpine’s F1 driver switch is wrong

Former Alpine racer Esteban Ocon has hit out at the team after it demoted Jack Doohan back to a reserve driver role just six grands prix into the 2025 Formula 1 season.

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Ocon lambasts Alpine F1 driver switch which may “ruin” Doohan’s career

Former Alpine racer Esteban Ocon has hit out at the team after it demoted Jack Doohan back to a reserve driver role just six grands prix into the 2025 Formula 1 season.

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Colapinto remains calm despite five-race stint to prove himself at Alpine F1

"If your 100% is just to perform at a very high level in Formula 1, which is where I want to get to as soon as possible, that for me should take less than half a year; five to 10 races.”

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Franco Colapinto shuts down talk of having just five F1 races to prove himself at Alpine

"If your 100% is just to perform at a very high level in Formula 1, which is where I want to get to as soon as possible, that for me should take less than half a year; five to 10 races.”

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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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How Franco Colapinto can cement his place in F1

For the second time in two seasons Argentina's Franco Colapinto has found a way onto the Formula 1 grid during the season.

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How can Colapinto cement his Alpine F1 seat and become Gasly's permanent team-mate?

For the second time in two seasons Argentina's Franco Colapinto has found a way onto the Formula 1 grid during the season.

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Why Colapinto will be “stronger” for taking race seat at turbulent Alpine

This weekend Franco Colapinto will compete in his first grand prix since Abu Dhabi last year, having taken Jack Doohan’s race seat at Alpine.

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“Turbulent” Alpine drive will make Franco Colapinto stronger - Williams

This weekend Franco Colapinto will compete in his first grand prix since Abu Dhabi last year, having taken Jack Doohan’s race seat at Alpine.

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Has Lawson's Racing Bulls F1 return been as bad as it seems?

“Pretty shocking.” That’s how Liam Lawson assesses his results, four grands prix into his newest stint as a Racing Bulls driver, following his demotion from Red Bull.

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How “shocking” has Liam Lawson actually been on Racing Bulls return?

“Pretty shocking.” That’s how Liam Lawson assesses his results, four grands prix into his newest stint as a Racing Bulls driver, following his demotion from Red Bull.

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Oliver Oakes resigned as Alpine F1 boss days after brother was arrested for ‘transferring criminal property’

Williams Oakes, 31, was arrested in Silverstone Park last Thursday and has been remanded in custody

The Independent UK

Carlos Sainz’s dad ‘considering FIA presidential bid’ against Mohammed Ben Sulayem

Ben Sulayem is up for re-election as the head of world motorsport’s governing body in December

Autosport

Oakes' departure, Colapinto's swap with Doohan, and Briatore's return: What is going on at Alpine?

One thing about Alpine’s movements over the past 24 hours was wholly expected; the other was not.

Motorsport

What is going on at Alpine, amid management and driver line-up drama?

One thing about Alpine’s movements over the past 24 hours was wholly expected; the other was not.

The Independent UK

Jack Doohan’s Alpine axe was a ticking time bomb – F1 has never been more ruthless to rookies

Doohan lasted seven races at Alpine, while Liam Lawson was two and out at Red Bull. With Franco Colapinto being handed a simple five-race deal, another change could be in the offing after Silverstone in July

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