Overview

• Flavio Briatore has assumed de facto control of Alpine and initiated talks with Bottas to partner Pierre Gasly for the remainder of 2025.
• Team insiders report that rookie Franco Colapinto remains scoreless and trails Gasly significantly in performance metrics.
• Toto Wolff confirmed his friendship with Briatore but denied that he instigated the Bottas-to-Alpine discussions.
• Reports suggest Mercedes is willing to back Bottas’s switch to Alpine as part of next year’s engine and gearbox partnership.
• Cadillac CEO Graeme Lowdon views Bottas as a prime candidate for its 2026 entry and has engaged in parallel talks.