Oakes’ departure, Colapinto’s swap with Doohan, and Briatore’s return: What is going on at Alpine?

One thing about Alpine’s movements over the past 24 hours was wholly expected; the other was not. 
Promoting Franco Colapinto to the racing line-up at the expense of Jack Doohan was forecast not only in the past few days, but before a wheel was even turned this season; signing the loquacious Argentine was seen to put pressure on Doohan to perform. Doohan was thus thrust into the unenviable …Keep reading
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Briatore denies rift rumours after Oakes’ shock Alpine F1 exit

Flavio Briatore has denied suggestions that disagreements between him and team principal Oliver Oakes led to the latter’s Alpine F1 departure.
Oakes was brought to the team in July last year to replace Bruno Famin and then went on to form a tandem with executive advisor Briatore. But six races into the 2025 season Oakes has suddenly resigned, with Briatore taking over his duties for …Keep reading
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Autosport 75: The loss of Gilles Villeneuve

Regular readers of this column will have noticed – indeed they could scarcely have not noticed! – that over the years Gilles Villeneuve has figured in it a great deal more than any other personality in racing. I make no excuse for this, but would like to try to explain why it was inevitable.
From the start it was apparent to me, and to many others, that Gilles had star quality. I can …Keep reading
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Why do young F1 drivers like Doohan have so little time to impress?

Gamers of a certain vintage will recall Cannon Fodder, the 1990s tactical shoot ’em up (as the genre was then known) wherein you guided a squad of soldiers through a series of dangerous and fast-paced missions. Your pool of soldiers was limited, but nevertheless expendable to a degree.
There appear to be some parallels in Formula 1 this season: just a handful of races after Liam Lawson was …Keep reading
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