Alpine announced Tuesday that Oliver Oakes resigned from his position as team principal, which was accepted by the team with immediate effect. Flavio Briatore, the team’s executive advisor, will assume Oakes’ responsibilities while continuing his advisory duties.

Flavio Briatore is back in charge of a Formula One team after Oliver Oakes resigned as Alpine team principal on Tuesday. Oakes stood down from the French team after an apparent disagreement with the Italian,

Alpine made a surprise announcement that team principal Oliver Oakes had stepped down on Tuesday; Oakes resignation came just hours before the team announced a driver line-up change with Franco Colapi