The 2025 Imola GP arrives at a turbulent moment for Pierre Gasly and the BWT Alpine F1 Team. The decision to replace Jack Doohan with Franco Colapinto after only six rounds has generated widespread debate among fans and pundits alike. Criticism intensified after Alpine revealed that Colapinto had been confirmed to drive for only five…
F1 starts its European leg by heading to Imola for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. McLaren driver Oscar Piastri extended his lead in the World Drivers’ Championship after scoring another win in Miami. Piastri is the first McLaren driver to score three consecutive wins since Mika Häkkinen in 1998. The Emilia Romagna Grand Prix is…
Former BWT Alpine F1 Team Principal Oliver Oakes’s sudden departure from the team raised many questions and kick-started the F1 rumour mill following the official announcement on Tuesday. The Telegraph has since released that Oakes’ brother William Oakes had been arrested on May 2, explaining Oliver Oakes’s resignation. William Oakes, director of Hitech Grand Prix,…
In a stunning development that shook the Formula 1 paddock, the BWT Alpine F1 Team has announced the unexpected departure of Team Principal Oliver Oakes, merely six races into the 2025 season. The French outfit confirmed on Tuesday that Oakes, who had only been at the helm since August last year, has stepped down from…
From back-row last year to F1 Bahrain GP points scorers, the rise for Alpine marks a remarkable turnaround for the team. Team Principal Oli Oakes shared his thoughts on their first points of the season following an impressive P4 start. Pierre Gasly finished seventh after holding off Max Verstappen until the final lap of the…
Although Alpine kicked off their race weekend at the F1 Japanese GP in high spirits with reserve driver Ryo Hirakawa impressing his home crowd and team principal Oliver Oakes in his rookie FP1 session, their fortunes took a turn for the worse as Jack Doohan suffered a massive high-speed crash during the second practice session…
Before the start of the season, FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem entertained the idea of F1 returning to V10 engines. The stakeholders of F1 have discussed the possibility of bringing the V10 engines back to life by 2028. V10s last appeared in 2006, when Toro Rosso ran them among the V8-running teams. That year, Red…
Alpine team principal Oliver Oakes commended Jack Doohan for standing his ground amid media speculation regarding his future at the team following Franco Colapinto’s arrival. The 2025 F1 season hasn’t even started yet, but rookie driver Jack Doohan already finds himself under intense scrutiny. Earlier this year, Alpine signed Colapinto from Williams on a multi-year…
Following the unveiling of official liveries at the F1 75 season launch event in London on February 18, several teams have put their 2025 challengers through a shakedown run at the Bahrain International Circuit. Making use of the permitted mileage of 200 kilometres over the course of two filming days, Alpine, Haas, Aston Martin, Mercedes,…
Pierre Gasly praises the leadership of Oliver Oakes and Flavio Briatore as Alpine prepare for the 2025 Formula 1 season. Following a difficult start to the 2024 Formula 1 season, Alpine introduced sweeping management changes in an effort to improve their fortunes. In the wake of leadership changes, the team improved dramatically in the latter…
