Flavio Briatore

Alpine Weighs Action After Colapinto Baku Crash | F1 News

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Alpine F1 Executive Advisor Flavio Briatore standing next to driver Franco Colapinto wearing black BWT Alpine Formula One team overalls.

A dramatic Safety Car restart at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix saw Alpine’s Franco Colapinto lock up into Turn 1, taking out teammate Pierre Gasly and McLaren’s Lando Norris. The costly collision wiped out a double points finish for Enstone and drew sharp criticism from executive advisor Flavio Briatore. With a 5-place grid penalty locked in for the next round in Malaysia and internal reviews underway, Alpine must now navigate accountability, championship pressure, and driver morale.

F1 Monza Briatore Accuses FIA Appeal Judge of McLaren Bias

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Alpine advisor Flavio Briatore and McLaren team principal Andrea Stella at the Monza FIA press conference addressing Monaco GP pit lane timing appeal bias claims.

When the Formula 1 paddock convened at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza on Friday, 4 September 2026, the focus was supposed to be on the fight for the championship on one of the fastest circuits on the calendar. Instead, the first substantive session of the weekend became a public examination of the sport’s judicial architecture. In … Read more