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Flavio Briatore has shared his belief that Alpine can return to F1 championship glory – detailing how he aims to take the team back to the sharp end of the grid.
Flavio Briatore, Alpine executive advisor, believes that the French team can achieve success in Formula 1 once more, despite recent years of being in the midfield. He highlights the team’s history of winning championships in the mid-1990s and mid-2000s under different names like Benetton and Renault. Briatore sees Alpine as being fundamentally the same team underneath the new branding, with the potential to rise again. He was brought back to oversee a turnaround, emphasizing the need for transparency and strong leadership within the team. Briatore aims for Alpine to start winning races by 2026, when they will use Mercedes engines and strive for championship contention in the following years.
