Overview

• Speaking at Zandvoort, Briatore said he does not consider Horner for Alpine "in this moment" and stated the former Red Bull boss is not in Formula 1 right now.
• Toto Wolff entertained rumors of a Horner–Ecclestone–Briatore Alpine buy-in as an attention-grabbing idea, calling it a "mafia reunion," while treating it as speculation.
• Cadillac/TWG chief Dan Towriss publicly shut down links to Horner and reiterated full backing for team principal Graeme Lowdon.
• Horner, dismissed by Red Bull in July after 20 years, has been linked in reports with seeking an ownership route for a return, but no deal has been confirmed.
• Alpine’s restructuring continues with Steve Nielsen set to start as managing director on 1 September under Briatore’s interim leadership.