Speaking to AFP, the Monegasque resident and Alpine F1 boss revealed his ambitions to transform the French team into a podium contender, promising a revolution with the help of Mercedes.<\/strong><\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n In the paddocks where time is measured in thousandths of a second, Flavio Briatore orchestrates an offbeat symphony. The Italian septuagenarian, an iconic figure on the Rock, fully embraces Alpine\u2019s blank slate in 2025 \u2013 a season deliberately sacrificed on the altar of future ambitions. \u201cAlpine doesn\u2019t have the capacity to develop two cars simultaneously,\u201d<\/em> he admits, with the brutal frankness that forges Formula 1 legends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The confession hits like a sudden Mediterranean gust: the current engine is \u201ca major handicap\u201d<\/em> in a field where twenty cars battle within a one-second margin. But 2026 promises a radical evolution. With Mercedes power under the hood, Briatore sweeps away potential excuses with an aristocratic flick of the hand. \u201cWe will have the same engine as the others\u2026 we will have no excuse.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI didn\u2019t come back to watch from the sidelines,\u201d<\/em> insists the man who once transformed Renault into double world champion (2005\u20132006). His return in June 2024 was not born of nostalgia but of a specific managerial vision: to shape a team capable of brushing against the Top 4 as early as 2026. Renault\u2019s new CEO Fran\u00e7ois Provost shares his all-consuming ambition, injecting fresh energy into the project \u2014 in both the team’s commercial offices and the technical wind tunnels.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\nBold gamble of calculated sacrifice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Mercedes, the mechanical grail<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Architect of a rebirth<\/h2>\n\n\n\n