Alpine F1 team boss Oakes resigns with immediate effect

Alpine System 1 workforce principal Oliver Oakes has resigned with speedy impact, the squad has introduced.

Oakes was delivered to the Anglo-French outfit in July final 12 months to exchange Bruno Famin after which went on to kind a tandem with government advisor Flavio Briatore.

However six rounds into the 2025 season Oakes has now resigned, in keeping with the workforce, with Briatore taking up his duties as an interim.

“BWT Alpine System One Staff publicizes that Oliver Oakes has resigned from his function as Staff Principal,” the workforce stated.

“The workforce has accepted his resignation with speedy impact. As of in the present day, Flavio Briatore will proceed as Government Advisor and also will be masking the duties beforehand carried out by Oliver Oakes.

“The workforce want to thank Oliver for his efforts since he joined final summer season and for his contribution in serving to the workforce safe sixth place within the 2024 Constructors’ Championship. The workforce is not going to be making any additional remark.”

In Oakes’ time at Alpine, the Enstone-based squad made regular progress with its F1 automobiles after beginning 2024 on the again foot, though it has struggled for outcomes this season and is at present ninth within the constructors’ standings.

As a part of a raft of modifications over the previous 12 months, Luca de Meo, boss of mother or father firm Renault, deserted Alpine’s in-house 2026 energy unit venture at Viry-Chatillon to become a Mercedes customer instead.

Oakes arrived at Alpine having beforehand tried to enter F1 together with his Hitech junior method outfit, which runs in F2, F3 and F1 Academy on the F1 assist invoice.

The information of the 37-year-old’s departure got here out of the blue, though there have been lingering questions over how simply lengthy he and former Renault F1 boss Briatore could be aligned as they ran the workforce.

Alpine can also be understood to be near changing rookie Jack Doohan with reserve driver Franco Colapinto from subsequent week’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola to companion Pierre Gasly.