Editor Stuart Codling is joined by columnist Mark Gallagher and Autosport’s Grand Prix Editor Alex Kalinauckas to debate the dramatic return of former Benetton and Renault staff principal Briatore, introduced on the eve of the Spanish Grand Prix, to the Enstone staff as an advisor to Renault CEO Luca de Meo.
At a time when Alpine is searching for to rebound from its present technical shortcomings, and the prospect of abandoning its works Renault engines on the desk, how the controversial Italian tarnished by his involvement in 2008’s ‘Crashgate’ scandal will proceed will probably be intriguing to comply with within the weeks and months forward.
The 2008 season was additionally notable for Lewis Hamilton taking his first of eight wins within the British Grand Prix in a moist climate thriller. The soon-to-be former Mercedes driver has loved quite a few magic moments at Silverstone in his profession, and never all of them in F1, as his future boss at Ferrari Fred Vasseur recounts as a part of the journal’s preview bundle.
The trio talk about the intriguing ways utilized by Hamilton’s McLaren staff throughout his 2008 win, which concerned utilising GP Racing‘s personal photographer Steven Tee to analyse the tyre put on of his rivals, and the rise of Yuki Tsunoda as RB’s staff chief to place his team-mate’s F1 future below risk.