Alpine hire Oakes as team principal

Oliver Oakes

Alpine named 36-year-old Oliver Oakes as its team principal on Wednesday as he aims to lead the team "back to competitiveness" in Formula 1.

Alpine said Oakes, who is British, would be the second-youngest team principal in F1 history. He brings experience from founding Hitech Grand Prix, a team that has cars in Formula 2 and Formula 3.

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