Tidying up at Alpine
Formula 1 legend about to make a comeback
Formula 1 legend Flavio Briatore is apparently about to make a comeback in motorsport's premier class. According to a report, he is to join the Alpine racing team.
As the Italian "Corriere della Sera" reports, the 74-year-old is to become a consultant at Alpine. His task: to reorganize the racing team. With just two points from the first eight races of the season, Alpine is in penultimate place in the constructors' championship.
According to "Corriere", Briatore, who was spotted at the Monaco Grand Prix last weekend, has already started work. Among others, he is said to be courting technical genius Adrian Newey, who is leaving Red Bull at the end of the season.
Dazzling career
As Benetton boss in the 1990s, Briatore helped Michael Schumacher to his first world championship titles (1994, 1995). The Italian is also regarded as the discoverer of Fernando Alonso. In 2009, Briatore had to resign as Renault team boss after it became known that he had manipulated the Singapore Grand Prix the previous year by ordering an accident involving his driver Nelson Piquet Jr. The Italian also caused a stir off the racetrack with his relationship with top model Heidi Klum.
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