Alpine clarify Flavio Briatore statement regarding Christian Horner rumors
F1 NewsMonday, 26 January 2026 at 14:41
Alpine Executive Advisor Flavio Briatore revealed that former Red Bull Racing boss Christian Horner is interested in buying a stake in the Renault-owned Formula 1 team.
Speaking during Alpine livery launch of their 2026 F1 car, the A526, Briatore told the media that Horner is interested in buying out Otro, a shareholder in the team.
Days after Briatore's statement, Alpine issued the following statement:
Following some lines of questioning at our 2026 Season Launch event in Barcelona surrounding potential interested parties looking to invest in the team, we would like to clarify and further emphasise a few points which were already stated in Flavio Briatore’s response to media:
- It is no secret that Otro Capital has held preliminary talks to sell its stake in the team, as has previously been reported in October last year.
- With the continued rapid growth of Formula One, the valuation of the teams has been increasing and, not surprisingly, has led to multiple interested parties looking to enter the sport.
- The team is regularly approached and contacted from potential investors, particularly given Otro Capital declared exploratory talks have taken place.
- One of those parties to express an interest is a group of investors, which also includes Christian Horner.
- Any approaches or discussions are with the existing shareholders, Otro Capital (24%) and Renault Group (76%), not directly with Flavio Briatore or the team.
- Currently, the primary focus for the team is to be more competitive on track in 2026 which, with the new regulation era, presents a unique opportunity to show a sustainable recovery of performance.
Horner has been linked with several teams following his firing from Red Bull Racing following the 2025 British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
He was linked with Aston Martin but now it appears he is leading a consortium of investors looking to buy a stake in Alpine and return to the sport as a shareholder and not only team boss. (Reporting by Agnes Carlier)
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