Alpine has confirmed Oliver Oakes will take over from Bruno Famin in charge of its Formula 1 team at the end of August. Oakes, 36, will become the youngest current principal of a Formula 1 team. The former racing driver currently runs Hitech, which he founded in 2015, and now competes in Formula 2, Formula 3, GB3 and British Formula 4.
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Long-time Renault Formula 1 boss Cyril Abiteboul has left the company and will not head up the rebranded Alpine team in 2021 as expected. The move comes as Luca de Meo shakes up the French team.
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Renault’s Formula 1’s outfit will be renamed for the 2021 season and become known as the Alpine F1 Team. Alpine is the French manufacturer’s historic sportscar brand and was relaunched in 2017. It already features in the World Endurance Championship, but has never previously been used in F1.
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