Overview

• Oliver Oakes resigned as Alpine F1 team principal on May 6, citing personal reasons unrelated to the team.
• His resignation closely followed the arrest of his brother William Oakes, a director at Hitech Grand Prix, on May 1 in Silverstone Park.
• William Oakes was charged with transferring criminal property after being found with a large amount of cash and remains in custody.
• Alpine announced a mid-season driver change, replacing Jack Doohan with Franco Colapinto one day after Oliver Oakes’s departure.
• Flavio Briatore, Alpine’s executive advisor, has denied any internal conflict and is temporarily covering Oakes’s responsibilities.