Flavio Briatore gives a chance to axed Mercedes driver to prove Toto Wolff wrong
Under-the-radar driv𒐪er move is a fresh opportunity

A Toto Wolff decision could come back to haunt him if Flavio Briatore get☂s his wish.
Alpine have signed up Paul Aron to be their💮 test and reserve driver fr﷽om 2025.
Aron is a former 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Mercedes junior who was let gꦫo from the programme a year ago.
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Aron was a driver in Mercede🌺s’ junior ranks from 2019 to 2023.
But his Formula 1 hopes have been reinvigorated by getting a shot at Alpine, where F1 veteꦛran Bri🅷atore is the big boss.
Aron will reunite 🌳with new team principal Oliver Oakes, the former Hitech GP boss.
Briatore, Executive Advisor at Alpine, 💝said: “We are very pleased to have Paul join BWT Alpine Formula One Team as our 2025 Reserve Driver.
♊“There is a generational shift in Formula 1 at the moment, as we see with many young drivers coming into the sport and making an impact.
“We believe Paul is one of the best talents and we look forward t🌳o developing him into an F1 driver.”
Aron sa⭕id: “It’s incr🌳edibly special to be joining BWT Alpine Formula One Team.
“It is clear that this is a great place to be for any young driver and I’m really pleased that Flavio and Oliver [Oakes] have ✅given me this opportuni🅠ty.
“Before 2025 and the hard work that will come with being the team’s Reserve Driver, I have a Championship to focus on for the re♉mainder of this year and I will be giving it my all to compete for the title. I’m looking forward to really beginning the work and continuing my career pathway in motorsport.”
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Aron’s new deal is a remin෴der of the emphasis placed o🅘n young driver talent at the moment.
He is succeeding Jack🌳 Doohan, who has earned a caཧll-up to race in F1 with Alpine in 2025.
The 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:F1 2025 driver line-up will also include other newcomers.
Kimi Antonelli will replace Lewis Ham🍎ilton at Mercedes, a talent so prodigious that Wolff placed his faith in him.
Oliver Bearman will drive for Haas, and Gabriel Borto😼le🌄to has got a deal with Sauber.
Aron remains several steps aဣway from an F1 drive but his new Alpine deal is proof that exiting the ranks of a front-running team is not the end of a driver’s dream.

James was a sports jo😼urnalist at S♕ky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.