Franco Colapinto Discusses Challenges of Meeting Briatore's Expectations
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Franco Colapinto has shared insights into the difficulties of satisfying Flavio Briatore's expectations as a team principal. Despite achieving points in races, Colapinto noted that Briatore's standards remain exceptionally high.
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"Everyone was happy except him" – Franco Colapinto shares telling Flavio Briatore anecdoteAfter an extremely difficult 2025 season, Alpine is once again fighting for the 'best of the rest' title this year – in other words, to lead Formula 1's midfield behind the four top teams. But the Enstone-based team's ambitions go further than that, and that is certainly true of Flavio Briatore, the flamboyant executive advisor effectively running the outfit. As is well known, the now ... Keep readingMotorsport.comFirst to reportRead →Sat 8 Aug · 11:11 UTC
Colapinto reveals why it’s so hard to please Flavio BriatoreFranco Colapinto has discovered that putting points on the board is not necessarily enough to put a smile...F1iRead →Sun 9 Aug · 09:36 UTCIn this story
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