Flavio Briatore: growing Alpine with Colapinto, Gasly + Gucci
About this episode
Flavio Briatore discusses his role at Alpine and the team's future prospects with host Tom Clarkson.
Flavio Briatore and ‘Team Enstone’ go back a long way. As Benetton in the 90’s, he led them to multiple World Championships with Michael Schumacher. And as Renault in the 2000s, he did the same with Fernando Alonso. So how can he achieve similar success with Alpine? Speaking to Tom Clarkson, Flavio talks about the progress the team have made since he became Executive Advisor, what he makes of his drivers Pierre Gasly and Franco Colapinto, and whether he has a timescale for Alpine to be fighting for titles. Flavio also shares some funny anecdotes about replacing Jenson Button with Alonso at Renault, firing Jackie Stewart and his criticism of Franco in the latest series of Drive to Survive. Plus, Flav tells Tom about the arrival of Gucci as the team’s main sponsor in 2027. This episode is sponsored by: CarGurus: go to cargurus.co.uk for complete vehicle details without any surprises
People in this episode
Host: Tom Clarkson
Guest: Flavio Briatore
Topics covered
- Formula 1
- team management
- driver performance
- sponsorship
- racing history
- Alpine's future
Keywords
- Flavio Briatore
- Alpine
- Formula 1
- Pierre Gasly
- Franco Colapinto
- Gucci
- sponsorship
- team management
Sponsors
CarGurus
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Alpine, Gucci, Renault, Benetton
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