Legendary F1 team owner Eddie Jordan has revealed that 🐷Flavio ওBriatore has promised him that Alpine "will be on the podium" by 2027.

In June, Briatore's return to Enstone was announced, as he 🍃became their executive advisor.

Briatore has a 🦩rich history in F1, guiding the team to title success when it was known as Benetton in the 1990s and Renault in the 2000s.

The Italian hasn’t held a significant role in F1 since he was forced to ste🀅p down as Ren♊ault boss in 2009.

Briatore’s break from the sport was due to his involvement in the Crashgate scandal, whic✱h saw Renault driver Nelson Piquet Jr. crash on purpose at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix.

Speaking on the podcast, Jordan explained why he think🐈s Alpine is a team to watch in the coming year🌠s.

“No doubt about Alpine,” Jordan said. “I could be havi🔯ng a meeting with one of my major sponsors, or my bank manager, or whoever, and Flavio would just burst in.

“That’s the way he was – but that was reciprocated, I would do the same. That doesn’t happen now, but Flavio was a ve✤ry special man in my time in Formula 1.

“Some things I hated him for, and ♔some things I loved him for, but you know 🐲what he will do, and he gave me his word: ‘I promise you, Eddie, by ’26 or ’27, Alpine will be on the podium.’

“I’m not going to stand up and say I disagree, because I actually do a🐷gree. He has a ma🍸gic wand that is able to make things happen.”

Alpine have endured a difficult 2024 ꧙campaign, scoring just 13 points in 18 races.

It leaves t𓆏hem ninth in the F📖1 constructors’ championship – only ahead of Sauber.

Due to their lack of performance, particularly on the engine side🌳, Alpine have abandoned their works engine project for 2026 – a decision that didn’t go down well with the Viry side of the organisation.

Jordan says Briatore ♎is focused on improving the performance of the car rather than signing a superstar driver.

“Flavio wants to build the best car possible, we’ve already said this, and then the best driver will naturally be attracted to that car – and that’s his way. That’s his philosophy,” he ad🌸ded.

“Other people go the other way around. Get the best driver, let’s see how we can make it work, like that’s Ferrari’s point – get Le🐟wis Hamilton.”