believes ought to “not be again in ” after the Italian maverick returned to the paddock with as de facto group principal.
Briatore, 75, will enact all of the duties of former group principal Oliver Oakes after the Briton’s three weeks in the past, because of private causes.
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Whereas Briatore’s official title will stay “government adviser”, he’s successfully again as group boss 17 years after the , when he was initially given a lifetime ban from the game for his function as Renault group principal in Nelson Piquet Jnr’s in Singapore.
Briatore’s ban was later overturned within the French courts however, given his chequered previous, ex-F1 driver Herbert believes it’s unsuitable that the Italian has returned in a team-leading capability within the paddock.
“I did not agree when Flavio Briatore got here again and I nonetheless do not agree that he is again,” Herbert mentioned.
“However he’s again and he is within the battle. He is now head of the Alpine group and operating it.
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“These selections have been made, as I mentioned, do not agree. I do not suppose it is the correct factor, he is again.”
Briatore, who returned to Renault-owned Alpine final summer season as “government adviser”, lately determined to drop Jack Doohan after simply seven races for Argentine driver .
Flavio Briatore is again as de facto group boss at Alpine (Getty Photographs)
Nevertheless, with a eager eye on new laws in 2026 and an opportunity for Alpine to slender the hole to the frontrunners, Herbert believes Briatore may goal a seasoned veteran within the F1 cockpit.
“If Briatore is somebody who will get Sergio Perez at Alpine and Perez does a great job after which Flavio will get on his facet, he’d be in a really sturdy place,” Hebert mentioned, in quotes related to . “If it does not go effectively, you may have precisely what’s occurred with Jack Doohan.
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“That’s at all times going to be a part of what Flavio does. He’ll at all times select one.
“He is one who has at all times performed that and that is the place it may be very damaging for the driving force’s profession, but additionally simply mentally.”
Alpine failed to attain factors on the final race in Monaco; F1 subsequent heads to Barcelona for the Spanish Grand Prix this weekend.
