Crashgate mastermind Flavio Briatore claims Alpine “will do everything” to sign Carlos Sainz

Flavio Briatore claims Alpine is keen on securing Carlos Sainz's services for 2025.

Crashgate mastermind Flavio Briatore claims Alpine “will do everything” to sign Carlos Sainz

Flavio Briatore and Carlos Sainz (images via IMAGO)

Flavio Briatore, Alpine’s Executive Advisor, has his eyes set on Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz. Sainz has not yet signed a contract with his next team, and will have to empty the Ferrari seat for Lewis Hamilton in 2025.

Flavio Briatore while talking to media admitted that there’s a lot of interest at Alpine in signing Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz. He mentioned the team will try their best to evaluate the situation over the next few days. Briatore highlighted, currently, the priority for Alpine is to focus on improving the car rather than solely on driver. It is important for them to enhance the car’s performance, as they are already far behind in the standings. The Crashgate mastermind reckoned Alpine will consider building their car first before making any decisions about their drivers lineup.

There is a lot of interest , we will see in the next few days, although for the moment for Alpine the driver does not make a difference, first we have to fix the car.
Flavio Briatore said, as reported by formulapassion.it
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Briatore felt surprised that driver like Sainz is available in the drivers market without a team. The Italian expressed a strong interest from everyone at the Alpine to bring the Spaniard into the team. Briatore highlighted that they are fully committed to doing everything within their power to secure Carlos Sainz’s signing.

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It is incredible that he is still free, we are all willing to have him in the team and we will do everything possible.
Flavio Briatore stated

Flavio Briatore believes Alpine will win races in 2026

Flavio Briatore expressed confidently, Alpine will be able to achieve race victories and podiums in 2026. He highlighted uncertainty about the exact number of wins they can secure. The Italian said, currently Alpine faced numerous challenges as they are restructuring their entire team. They are working on overcoming these disadvantages to position themselves strongly for future successes on the race track.

In 2026 we will win races, Alpine will be on the podium . What I don't know is how many we will be able to do. This year we have many disadvantages, we are reshaping the entire team.
Flavio Briatore said
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Further, Briatore expressed he has been given full authority by Luca De Meo who is the president of Renault group. The 74-year-old mentioned feeling comfortable with the responsibility and confidently assured, Alpine within two seasons would be taking podium finishes. This indicated his confidence in Alpine’s potential to excel in Formula 1 in the coming years.

I received full powers from Luca de Meo – president of the Renault Group –, I am used to using them and I guarantee that within two seasons we will be talking about podiums.
Flavio Briatore added

Certainly, The Italian businessman, Flavio Briatore, expressed confidence that Alpine would become a strong competitor from 2026. They are undergoing a complete restructuring of their structure and are hopeful about signing Carlos Sainz, which could potentially give them an advantage. Fans are hoping for a good news soon of signing the Ferrari driver if he agrees to the deal.

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