11 h. ago Inside wild life of Flavio Briatore – Wonderbra model marriage, Heidi Klum kid, football failings

Flavio Briatore is back in F1 after taking over at Alpine, and the Italian has certainly lived a colourful life away from the grid with supermodel exes and a failed attempt at football ownership

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16 h. ago Flavio Briatore's marriage to Wonderbra model, child with Heidi Klum, doomed football venture

The enigmatic Flavio Briatore is back as a Formula 1 principal 17 years after his last fated stint with Renault, as he takes to the spotlight at the de facto helm of strugglers Alpine

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17 h. ago Flavio Briatore's Alpine return, Renault past, prison sentences and F1 ban

New Alpine boss Flavio Briatore has had a colourful life, from living as a fugitive to avoid going to prison, to winning titles with Michael Schumacher to then being banned from F1

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19 h. ago Flavio Briatore explains Jack Doohan demotion after second shock Alpine F1 exit

Franco Colapinto is back on the Formula 1 grid, but only for the next five races with Flavio Briatore and Alpine keeping their driver options open after dropping Jack Doohan

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19 h. ago Martin Brundle disagrees with Flavio Briatore over brutal F1 driver decision

Alpine have announced that Jack Doohan will step back in favour of Franco Colapinto for at least the next five races and popular F1 pundit Martin Brundle has offered his take on the brutal decision

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22 h. ago Flavio Briatore takes on Alpine F1 team lead duties as Colapino replaces Doohan

Briatore to return 17 years after Crashgate scandal Driver Doohan replaced by Colapinto for next five racesThe Alpine team principal, Oliver Oakes, has resigned from the team with Flavio Briatore, the Italian who was once given a lifetime ban from Formula One, set to step up to assume team principal duties.Oakes was appointed only nine months ago and the 37-year-old’s resignation, which a statement from Alpine read they had accepted with “immediate effect”, comes as the team replace their driver Jack Doohan with Franco Colapinto for the next five F1 races. Continue reading...

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32 h. ago Flavio Briatore takes on Alpine F1 team principal duties after Oliver Oakes exit

Briatore to return 17 years after Crashgate scandalDriver Doohan expected to be replaced by ColapintoThe Alpine team principal, Oliver Oakes, has resigned from the team with Flavio Briatore, the Italian who was once given a lifetime ban from Formula One, set to step up to assume team principal duties.Oakes was appointed only nine months ago and the 37-year-old’s resignation, which a statement from Alpine read they had accepted with “immediate effect”, comes with the team expected to replace their driver Jack Doohan with Franco Colapinto before the next round at Imola. Continue reading...

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34 h. ago Flavio Briatore back as F1 team principal as shock resignation announced

Flavio Briatore is set for a new blockbuster role in Formula 1 as he takes on a pivotal role at Alpine following a key resignation at the team

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1 week ago Marathon fuel and hydration: How science can help runners avoid hitting the wall

Marathon runners often fall short due to insufficient fuel and hydration, but The Independent’s sports editor Jack Rathborn explains how science is now helping athletes combat the prospect of cramps and hitting the wall

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