{"id":107546,"date":"2025-08-30T09:44:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T09:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/107546\/"},"modified":"2025-08-30T09:44:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T09:44:09","slug":"new-renault-ceo-will-have-no-impact-on-alpines-f1-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/107546\/","title":{"rendered":"New Renault CEO will have no impact on Alpine’s F1 future"},"content":{"rendered":"

Flavio Briatore has declared \u201ceverybody\u2019s happy\u201d at the Alpine<\/a> Formula 1 outfit and a change of CEO at parent company Renault will not affect the project.<\/p>\n

The Renault Group confirmed Francois Provost as its new CEO in July following the departure of Luca de Meo<\/a>, who started the role in 2020.<\/p>\n

But Alpine executive adviser Briatore reckons this will not affect the F1 team, which has been starved of success as the Enstone outfit has not won a championship since 2006.<\/p>\n

It also caused controversy last year by ditching its in-house power unit project for 2026 to become a Mercedes<\/a> customer team when the new technical regulations arrive.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Briatore is still upbeat about his team\u2019s future though, despite it also being bottom of the 2025 standings after 14 rounds.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe new CEO is very enthusiastic about the Formula 1 programme,\u201d said Briatore, who led Renault to its championships in 2005 and 2006.<\/p>\n

\u201cRenault wants to stay in Formula 1. I believe Francois is in Monza [next week] for the first race. I know him very well and really, the programme is the same.<\/p>\n

\"Pierre <\/p>\n

Pierre Gasly, Alpine<\/p>\n

Photo by: Simon Galloway \/ LAT Images via Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cThe chairman, [Jean-Dominique] Senard, is very supportive of Formula 1. We need better results\u00a0\u2013 this is what we need for next year. But this year is very complicated for us.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe put a lot of effort into the 2026 car, like Toto [Wolff] said. But it\u2019s not easy to interpret the rules. Maybe we made a mistake by not having any steps from the beginning of the season to now, and we pay for that.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs well, in this moment, two or three tenths, it\u2019s 10 or 15 cars. We know we have a big handicap with power, with the engine. We hope to forget this year and be happy in 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cThat\u2019s what we hope in this moment. I hope as well that the new chairman of Renault is very supportive and for the moment, in the Renault Group, there\u2019s no drama, no change. Everybody\u2019s happy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Provost is not the only change at the company though, as Alpine announced in July that F1 paddock veteran Steve Nielsen will join as managing director.<\/p>\n

\"Steve <\/p>\n

Steve Nielsen<\/p>\n

Photo by: motosport.com<\/p>\n

Nielsen was Renault\u2019s sporting director when it won its championships in 2005-06, and follows the sudden departure of team principal Oliver Oakes in May.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s good, I know Steve a long time,\u201d added Briatore. \u201cHe was with me at the time of Renault and we need somebody like Steve, we need a team manager, we need somebody who knows the system, somebody who knows the people and somebody coordinating the team from A to Z.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is not only one one job I expect from Steve, I expect Steve to be in charge from A to Z\u00a0\u2013 basically is what the managing director is doing.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m happy to have Steve next week, I believe the first day is Monday and we have the first race with Steve in Monza.\u201d<\/p>\n

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