After the arrival of Briatore, the Alpine escabechina continues: farewell to the team leader

Flavio Briatore was announced at the last Spanish F1 GP as an advisor to Renault Group CEO, Luca de Meo, in F1. He was entrusted with a clear goal: to straighten the course of the French team, which has had so many doubts in recent times, to take the right path and return the French team (formerly called Renault) to the top in the future, as that Briatore himself had done in his time as team leader. Since his arrival, changes have been expected and are already happening.

First, the farewell announcement of Esteban Ocon, who finally signed for Haas for 2025 with a multi-year contract. Briatore’s willingness to sign Carlos Sainz followed, although that was still undecided. And so is yours intention to be a customer of Mercedes engines for the new regulation of 2026. And before that happens, comes another goodbye: who until now is Team Principal of the team Bruno Famin.

Alpine announced in the middle of the Belgian GP that Bruno will leave his position as head of the French team in F1. “Bruno will be in charge of all other Groupe Renault motorsport activities at Viry-Chatillon. A new team manager will be announced shortly.”the group announced in a statement on social networks.

Flavio Briatore Continue your cleaning. The Italian, Fernando Alonso’s boss at Renault when the Asturian was twice proclaimed F1 world champion, was clear shortly after being appointed as an adviser to CEO of the Renault Group by ensuring that “What we have to do is raise the level of the team and we all have to work together because this is the only way to progress”.

“I know how to do this with the experience I already have. I will be an adviser to the boss and I will do what I can to help the team win races. Because I will do what I know how to do,” He pointed at the last Spanish GP before the ‘DAZN’ microphone. I had to clean up. He does this to try to find a successful path for the future of the team.