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.

This week's news that Oliver Oakes had resigned as team principal of Alpine raised a few eyebrows, but was not

British Formula One team principal Oliver Oakes has resigned as team principal of Alpine after just nine months in the role. Oakes, 37, was appointed in August to become the youngest team boss on the F1 grid. But his shock departure comes with rookie driver Jack Doohan widely expected to be replaced by Franco Colapinto after only six races.