News Details

Briatore happy to be Alpine's ‘democratic dictator'

May 23 Flavio Briatore insists he has no regrets whatsoever after dropping Jack Doohan and installing the highly rated and heavily sponsored Franco Colapinto in his place. 'He (Doohan) had five races to prove himself,' the 75-year-old told RTL, even though the 22-year-old Australian rookie was actually replaced after round six in Miami. 'After five races, we looked at the results,' the Italian added. 'And I didn't like them. 'You only stay in a company if you do a good job. If you do a bad job, you get fired. Over a thousand people and their families depend on it. 'I'm just protecting the people who work for me,' Briatore insists. 'That's why I always choose the best possible driver for...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Fake post fuels fury for Doohan family: ‘Stop...

© XPB  Phillip van Osten 20/05/2025 at 15:1920/05/2025 at 12:33...
9mo ago from F1i.com

Briatore denies Colapinto only guaranteed five races

May 17 Flavio Briatore has denied his own claim that Franco Colapinto is...
10mo ago from OneStopStrategy.com

Briatore ‘patient' with Colapinto after horror...

May 19 Flavio Briatore says he will be 'patient' with Franco Colapinto...
10mo ago from OneStopStrategy.com

Flavio Briatore dismisses five-race Alpine F1 plan for...

Flavio Briatore has pushed back on Alpine’s plan to give Franco...
10mo ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Helio Castroneves confirms return for 26th...

Helio Castroneves has confirmed that he will take part in the upcoming...

Takuma Sato makes Indy 500 return with RLL

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing has announced that Takuma Sato will drive...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

WRC Rally Scotland brings top tier rallying back to...

The 2027 WRC calendar should have an exciting new event on the calendar:...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Arsenal striker Gabriel Jesus names trophy he wants to...

Arsenal striker Gabriel Jesus has asserted that he is most interested in...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

England squad: Surprise Premier League duo called up...

Thomas Tuchel's latest England squad is set to be confirmed this morning,...
21m ago from CaughtOffside.com

Report confirms Arsenal interest in signing Newcastle...

Arsenal have an interest in both Sandro Tonali and Tino Livramento of...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

“It’s going to get spicy” - Agbonlahor predicts...

Former Aston Villa striker Gabriel Agbonlahor has predicted Arsenal to...
3h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.