Milan, 13 March (LaPresse) – Mercedes is among the ‘three or four potential buyers’ for a 24% stake in rival team Alpine. This was stated by Flavio Briatore, executive advisor to the French Formula 1 team, on the sidelines of Friday’s Chinese Grand Prix. Briatore stated that Mercedes is interested in the minority stake, but clarified that this would not give it any influence over Alpine’s management. He also denied rumours that Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff was in talks to purchase the stake in a personal capacity. Briatore suggested that any minority shareholder would be a “passenger” in the team’s operational decisions.
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