In the round-up: Alpine consultant Flavio Briatore says driver choice is not a priority for the team until it improves its car.
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In brief
“New Alpine” will emerge in 2025 – Briatore
With Esteban Ocon leaving to join Haas, Alpine only has one driver confirmed so far for next year, his current team mate Pierre Gasly. But Briatore says the team’s priorities are elsewhere at the moment.
“At the moment you need to put the team together, from the commercial side, the technical side, the management side,” he told Formula For Success. “The driver makes no difference now. The difference will be in [2026, ’27, ’28], this should be the difference for the driver.”
“If you have a good car, you need a good driver,” he added. “If the car is not performing… our point in this moment, make sure we put all the energy in the technical side and make sure the car of Alpine is looking better and better and improving for next year. In 2026, I believe, we see the new Alpine.”
Ex-Hamilton McLaren on sale
One of the first Formula 1 cars driven by Lewis Hamilton will go on sale today. Sotheby’s is auctioning a 2006 McLaren-Mercedes MP4-21, which the future seven-times champion tested before making his debut for the team the following year. It is expected to fetch up to $3.5 million (£2.7m).
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