Formula 1: After a whorled wind for 24 hours, coming and encounter alpini becomes norm
Alpine left from the youngest director in Formula One of the rowers to the oldest, while Pierre to gas with a third teammate in nine races – everything in a 24-hour distance.
Once again, the words of restlessness and chaos, perhaps unfairly, attached to the team of Renault owned in which they are celebrating all the remote memory with success only in the future.
When Oliver Coakes He arrived last August, under the waking view of a special advisor and former chief Flavi Briatore, then came to a 36-year-old as a runner who understood sports and could understand things.
The British was surprisingly resigned on Tuesday after eight months, officially for personal reasons, with the 75-year-old Briatore – which in 2009. year is prohibited from F1 for their part in Scandal ‘Crashgate’ – calling recordings.
GasHe joined in 2023. year, when the American Okmar Szafnauer was in charge and he achieved all his seven points so far this season, now he works with his fourth Team boss in the Enstone factory.
The Frenchman obviously hopes that turbulence will be settled now.
“Comes with a lot of experience, a lot of network, someone who makes changes, and sometimes you have to be pushed and challenging, and that’s what it does all the time” He said badly in Briatore’s defense last weekend.
“I think he brought a lot of good things in that.”
Szafnauer has left in 2023. years, together with the main technical officer Pat FRY and Alan Permae’s sports directory. Fry is now in Regent Williams, he is currently fifth in the table, while the permanent is on racing bulls.
Bruno Famin replaced Szafnauer and lasted a year, handing over to Oakes.
At the end of September last year Renault – who has been rebranded by their team Alpine 2021 – He announced the end of the engine production after almost half a century in F1.
The following year will run with Mercedes’s power supply, a move that ends their status as factory clothing and some interpreted as an introduction to sales despite loud rejection from management.
Esteban OconGas teammate last year, and now in Haas was released before the end of last season with Jack Doohan took his place in Abu Dhabi.
After six races 2025. year, Australian Doohan was moved to Argentine Franco Frankntoto – Who officially got five races to show what he can do before further evaluation.
The seed of this development were sown in January when Alpine signed Colapinto as a reserve, initiating speculation that dohannas days were numbered.
Meanwhile Australian Oscar PlastersThe driver in Alpine announced as their new signing by 2023. For him to refuse a race for them, now the multiple winner leading to McLaren.
Piatri was avoided a bullet, and then they wisely advised the manager and former racing Mark Webber who started in F1 as a Renault driver test and was driven throughout his briator career.
Fernando AlonsoDouble champion with Briatore Renault in 2005. and 2006. year and still racing in 43, he launched that fiasco skip the ship in Aston Martin for 2023. years – a move that extended his career.
Renault, or Alpine, won only once – 2021. years – because in 2016. they returned as a work team.
The ban on the freak, as almost occurred in the wet Brazil last year when Ocon and Gas were second and third to save the team season and finished the sixth campaign, and the next look a long way.