Flavio Briatore has stated Christian Horner is likely one of the events in shopping for Otro Capital’s stake within the Alpine Formulation 1 group.
Since being sacked as Purple Bull F1 group boss final July, Horner’s future has been the topic of quite a few rumours and he has been linked to a number of groups.
Horner had been in talks with Aston Martin and Haas in current months, however essentially the most severe risk for a return to F1 in a administration position now seems to be Alpine, and Briatore has acknowledged discussions are below manner between the Briton and sure shareholders.
Alpine, a group majority-owned by Renault, has a 24% possession which belongs to a bunch of traders headlined by Otro Capital, which is linked to celeb figures comparable to Ryan Reynolds and Michael B. Jordan, which secured its stake in the F1 team for €200m in 2023.
This 24% stake appears to be a first-rate goal for Horner, due to his intention to carry shares in no matter mission he joins, relatively than taking up only a administration position – an element that led preliminary talks with different groups to unravel.
Christian Horner, Purple Bull Racing
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When requested concerning the topic throughout a media briefing following the presentation of Alpine’s 2026 livery, Briatore, who holds the place of govt advisor, stated: “Otro desires to promote the participation in Alpine. It is a number of teams to purchase 24% of Otro. We do not know.
“The second any individual buys 24% of Otro, we nonetheless have 74-75% and we focus on. However for the second, that is the scenario.
“I’ve identified Christian for a few years, I discuss with Christian anyway, however this has nothing to do with me.
“First, you’ll want to purchase Otro, and after Renault wants to just accept the client, and after we see what occurs. However it has no hyperlink with me as a result of he’s negotiating with Otro, not negotiating with us.”
Presently, Steve Nielsen is formally the group’s managing director, despite the fact that Briatore is successfully the boss of the Alpine F1 group.
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