Flavio Briatore clarifies Alonso's future with Alpine team

Flavio Briatore publicly addressed the rumors linking driver Fernando Alonso to a return to Alpine for the 2027 season. In an interview, Briatore emphasized that the team is not prioritizing a star driver at this time, focusing instead on overhauling its operational structure and performance. Alpine is undergoing significant changes, including workforce reductions and a shift to becoming a customer team for Mercedes engines. This strategic shift aims to resolve the team's performance issues before considering high-profile driver signings. Briatore confirmed that addressing the engineering problems is currently the team's main focus.

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