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# Oakes resigns as Alpine team principal amid driver change controversy
- URL: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/oakes-resigns-as-alpine-team-principal-amid-driver-change/
- Published: 2025-05-06T19:23:42.000Z
- Updated: 2025-05-07T07:02:25.000Z
- Description: Ollie Oakes has resigned as team principal of the Alpine Formula 1 team, amid a likely switch of drivers from the next grand prix at Imola
- Author: Jack Benyon
- Tags: Formula 1, #alpine, #hide-countdown

Oliver Oakes has resigned as team principal of the Alpine Formula 1 team, amid an expected switch of drivers from the next grand prix at Imola.

Oakes took over as Alpine team principal in August last year, replacing Bruno Famin, and has worked with the team's executive advisor Flavio Briatore.

Alpine has told Jack Doohan he won't be racing at Imola, and during the aftermath of that, Oakes has resigned.

A team statement confirmed Oakes had "resigned" using that wording, and that it had been accepted with "immediate effect".

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### More on Alpine's latest saga

[What we know about shock Alpine resignation + fresh chaos](https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/oliver-oakes-alpine-f1-resigns-what-we-know-flavio-briatore/)  
[What made Doohan/Alpine unworkable and a change inevitable](https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/what-made-doohan-alpine-unworkable-and-a-change-inevitable/)  
[Our verdict on Alpine's brutally early F1 driver change](https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/our-verdict-alpine-brutal-f1-driver-change-jack-doohan-franco-colapinto/)  
[Doohan informed of Alpine change, set to be replaced immediately](https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/jack-doohan-alpine-f1-2025-seat-change-imola-franco-colapinto/)

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"As of today, Flavio Briatore will continue as executive advisor and will also be covering the duties previously performed by Oliver Oakes," the statement continued.

"The team would like to thank Oliver for his efforts since he joined last summer and for his contribution in helping the team secure sixth place in the 2024 constructors’ championship.

> TEAM STATEMENT [pic.twitter.com/fb2CFlwcWP](https://t.co/fb2CFlwcWP?ref=the-race.com)
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> — BWT Alpine Formula One Team (@AlpineF1Team) [May 6, 2025](https://twitter.com/AlpineF1Team/status/1919832398109270191?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=the-race.com)

"The team will not be making any further comment."

Franco Colapinto is expected to replace Doohan after being signed as a reserve from Williams for this season, although the team is yet to confirm its driver plan for the rest of the season.