Flavio Briatoreexecutive adviser of Alpine since June, he recently revealed in an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport who tried to bring two of the ‘big fish’ of the Formula 1 market to the French team: Carlos Sainz and Adrian Newey.
The Italian, who returned to the F1 wheel this past June, revealed that, despite speaking with the Spanish driver and engineer, Neither of the two negotiations came to a successful conclusion..
“We already have good and fast drivers, the problem is the car. I don’t buy drivers, I always want them to grow at home. I did that in Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonsowhich are not exactly two types. I believe and hope that Doohan will give us guarantees in 2025. I tried to get Carlos Sainz and Adrian Newey, but the negotiations didn’t go well“Briatore highlighted in the interview.
This summer, the Spanish Ferrari driver ended up signing with Williams, while the sought-after British engineer agreed a multimillion-dollar contract to work at Aston Martin. Meanwhile, despite failed attempts to sign Sainz and Newey, Briatore is happy with the progress Alpine is making as a team in recent weeks:
“I’m more focused on teamwork. One night, I came to the factory and saw 80 people working, something that until now, nothing has happened. I have always won titles with a 30% smaller budget than rivals and I have never forgotten the magic formula. Today, I put my headphones back on to listen to the guys in the garage and I’m ready to make Alpine great againBriatore told Gazzetta dello Sport.
Source: La Verdad
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