Not lengthy after Oli Oakes was introduced as Alpine’s new Crew Principal – and the second youngest group boss in Method 1 historical past – he had a name from rival and Mercedes chief Toto Wolff to congratulate him.
“Toto mentioned one thing fairly humorous,” says Oakes. “He mentioned ‘it’s good to have some younger blood [among] us dinosaurs!’ I used to be laughing away, it was good of him to be so welcoming. Folks at dwelling don’t usually get to see that a part of F1 – how shut individuals are, how so many individuals have come up by way of the ranks collectively in several methods. I believe it’s fairly cool.”
