The imminent arrival of Davide Brivio at the helm of the renamed Alpine Formula One Team, as Renault decided to rebrand its team to give more exposure to its sports brand, has had a big impact in Italy. With Renault now led by the Italian Luca de Meo, the Italian sports media has started to adopt Alpine almost as an Italian team and with Fernando Alonso returning to Formula One with the French team, many are drawing parallels with the team’s days of glory. Brivio’s arrival, which will be announced in the coming days, shows how much input De Meo is having on the Formula One team. De Meo quickly appreciated Brivio’s contribution to the team’s success and was disappointed when Brivio left.

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