GGo from Gwen in the last hours, culminating in the barely three days it takes Flavio Briatore returned to Formula 1 at the helm of Albin as a consultant and signing: Carlos Sainz is on his wish list to replace Esteban Ocon.
Williams and Audi are not alone in their desire to take the cat to the water with the Ferrari 55 , which was considered the strong interest of Flavio’s last Watch, announced last FridayO, luka di Meo, CEO of Gala and very excited about the Spanish signing, He has put a new variable in the equation for the future of the Spanish language, which wants to make an imminent decision now.
The Alps, who start the season away from the head and as the worst team, He straightened the track despite the internecine war and both cars had already scored points at montmel, surpassing even Aston Martin.
Flavio was seen in the ring on Sunday with Sainz Sr., talking in what seemed like informal meetings also with DiMeo (with whom the expensive hospitality entered first thing in the morning, when there are fewer people in the ring), But they could end up sharing 55 teams with Pierre Gasly, who is still without a renewed contract. If they arrive too late we will know in a matter of hours.
In addition, they already know Carlos, with whom he competed for half a season with Hulkenberg before jumping to Ferrari. Alpine, in 2026 will be able to part with the Renault engine, which at the moment is not the best on the grid, and Mercedes inherits that Aston Martin will leave for free, which in turn will take the Honda that leaves Red Bull.
It remains to be seen whether the Alpine includes any exit clause so that Carlos can leave if any option appears at Red Bull, due to Verstappen or Chico being exhausted, as Williams will also offer.
