Alpine executive director Flavio Briatore says he would “prefer to take some time” before finalising a replacement for departed team principal Oliver Oake༺s.

Oakes stepped down from his role as the head of Alpine’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Formula 1 team earlier this month due to personal reasons, forcing the team to go t🎃hrough another management reshuffle.

Briatore has take♌n on Oakes’ responsibilities on an interim basis, but the French manufacturer is working behind the scenes to find a direct replacement 🧸for the 37-year-old.

Alpine are without an F1 team principal

Briatore said he is sad that Oakes had t🌟o leave his job less than a year into his role, but stressed that the process of finding a full-time successor will ♋not be rushed.

“We are looking for [one],” he said on Friday ahead of the Spani𓃲sh GP. “For the moment, nothing has changed.

“I feel sorry fo⛦r Ollie honestly because I have a very good relationship with Ollie. He was a good team principal.

“Like everybody knows, for personal reasons he stopped and he resigned from Alpine. We are looking [for someonℱe to take his place].

“We won't [make] any mistake [in finding a replacement]🍒. I prefer to t💜ake some time.

"The moment we decide who will be the new team manager we wilไl tell you.”

Briatore hinted there was already a lot of interest from potential candidates in joining Alpine as it transitions from a full-blown factory team to a�🐷�n engine customer at the advent of the new ruleset in 2026.

Asไked what qualities he is looking for in a team principal, Briatore s♎aid: “We are looking for somebody.

“It's [not] a lot of people doing this🍌 kind of job. We are looking for somebody g🔜ood, somebody who understands, somebody to be part of the team.

“I know a few peop𝔉lꦡe who want to be part of this new trip with Alpine and we will decide.”