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The squad first announced a caller driver for 2025. Then its parent, Renault, said it would nary longer beryllium an F1 motor supplier. Oakes, nan caller squad principal, called them “nice basking murphy topics.”
Oct. 17, 2024
Oliver Oakes said that becoming nan main of nan Alpine Formula 1 squad was not a occupation he had ever wanted.
He already had a driving career, founded nan Hitech squad and collaborated pinch galore inferior drivers for F1 teams.
“I wouldn’t opportunity it was thing that I group retired to do aliases to happen, but I deliberation life’s for illustration that,” Oakes said successful an question and reply successful September. “The past 18 months — 2 years — different opportunities reared their head, and this 1 conscionable felt correct successful position of timing.”
Oakes was appointed successful July, and he is Alpine’s 3rd squad main successful 12 months. He replaced Bruno Famin, who took complaint from Otmar Szafnauer aft past year’s Belgian Grand Prix.
At 36, Oakes is nan 2nd youngest squad main successful Formula 1 history aft Christian Horner, who was 32 erstwhile he was appointed by Red Bull.
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