The Alpine Formula 1 team is now undergoing another leadership change.
According to a statement from the team, Oliver Oakes has tendered his resignation, which the team has accepted “with immediate effect.”
As set forth in the statement, Flavio Briatore will continue as Executive Advisor and will also be covering the duties previously performed by Oliver Oakes.
Alpine finished sixth in the 2024 Constructors’ Championship standings. They entered this season with a driver lineup consisting of veteran Pierre Gasly and rookie Jack Doohan, and following last weekend’s Miami Grand Prix they sit ninth in the standings, with seven points on the season. Gasly finished seventh in the Bahrain Grand Prix, and picked up an additional point in the F1 Sprint race at the Miami Grand Prix.
The news comes as speculation continues about Doohan’s future driving for the team alongside Gasly. The year began with Doohan under pressure, as the team signed 2024 super-sub Franco Colapinto as a reserve driver after a strong stint at Williams over the second half of last season, and that pressure only increased as Doohan struggled to open the 2025 campaign.
Then ahead of the Miami Grand Prix that speculation increased when Horacio Marin, president and CEO of YPF, appeared on television news channel A24 and was caught on a hot mic indicating that Colapinto would be in the car at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.
YPF, an Argentinian energy company, is a financial backer of Colapinto.
Asked during the FIA Press Conference ahead of the Miami Grand Prix about Doohan, Oakes made it clear that he understands that there will always be “speculation,” but that Doohan is the team’s driver “along with Pierre” [Gasly].
“Yeah, I mean, look, I saw it like everyone else. I think it was a sponsor from Argentina off camera giving his view on sort of Franco when he’s going to be in the car,” began Oakes. “I mean, obviously I’m sure there’s a lot of people in Argentina who’d like him in the car this Sunday.
“I think we’ve been pretty open as a team.
“That’s just noise out there and Jack needs to continue doing a good job.
But I think obviously it’s natural that there’s always that speculation there.”
Pressed on whether Doohan would be in the car in Imola, Oakes declared that as of today, that is indeed the case.
“Yeah, I mean, as it is today, Jack is our driver along with Pierre,” stated Oakes.
“I think we’ve been pretty clear on that. I mean, we always evaluate it, but yeah, today that is the case.”
But now Oakes himself is out.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.