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Briatore returns to Alpine in advisor role
Flavio Briatore — the former team principal who was previously banned from Formula 1 for his role in the 'Crashgate' saga at Renault in 2008 — has been reappointed at Alpine in an executive advisor role. The 74-year-old Italian was banned for life from F1 by the FIA after he and Pat Symonds were deemed to be central figures in the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix controversy, when Renault driver Nelson Piquet Jr. was ordered to crash in order to benefit Fernando Alonso’s strategy. Alonso — who was cleared of having any knowledge of the plan — went on to win the race from 16th on the grid, but Briatore successfully appealed against the severity of his punishment and was...
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