Alpine government marketing consultant Flavio Briatore has insisted Oliver Oakes’ departure from the staff was not all the way down to any disagreement between them.
In a social media publish Briatore claimed Oakes stood down for “private” causes and revealed an announcement from the previous staff principal.
The staff introduced Oakes’ departure yesterday night, 12 hours earlier than confirming it might substitute Jack Doohan as considered one of its drivers from the following spherical of the championship. Briatore was lengthy rumoured to favour selling Franco Colapinto instead of Doohan.
In his publish, Briatore mentioned claims of a rift between him and Oakes had been incorrect.
“Lots has been mentioned previously 24 hours incorrectly associating the choice of Oli resigning to an alleged disagreement or that we shared totally different views,” he mentioned. “That is fully false and much from the reality.
“Me and Oli have an excellent relationship and had long-term ambitions to drive this staff ahead collectively. We respect Oli’s request to resign and have subsequently accepted his resignation. The explanations should not associated to the staff and are of a private nature.”
Briatore, who returned to Alpine in his consultancy capability final 12 months, has taken over Oakes’ function following his departure.
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“I’ll proceed to be increasingly more concerned with the staff, along with the sturdy administration we have already got in place. We are going to work laborious on bettering our place this season and getting ready for 2026,” he added.
5 days in the past, Oakes dismissed claims Colapinto would substitute Doohan at Imola, saying: “As it’s at the moment, Jack is our driver together with Pierre.”
The assertion issued by Briatore quoted Oakes saying: “It’s a private determination for me to step down.
“Flavio has been like a father to me, nothing however supportive since I took the function, in addition to giving me the chance. Everyone seems to be in place for 2026 and the place this staff deserves to be.”
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