THE RESTRUCTURING OF ALPINE F1 - SO JUST WHO IS OLLIE OAKES

Every so often F1 needs a breath of fresh air. Some people don’t really know who Oakes is, but those who follow the minutiae of the sport — and are familiar with the huge success of his Hitech team in the lower formulae — sense the entrepreneurial hint of Ron Dennis or Frank Williams about the racer who has taken over running Alpine, succeeding James Vowles as F1’s youngest team principal.