Alpine have made a surprise announcement that team principal Oliver Oakes has stepped down; Oakes was second youngest team principal in F1 history; news comes amid uncertainty about Jack Doohans futur

LONDON (AP) — Alpine announced Tuesday that Oliver Oakes resigned as team principal after less than a year in the role. The Formula 1 team is ninth in the constructors’ standings and reportedly was on the verge of replacing rookie driver Jack Doohan with Franco Colapinto.

Alpine team principal Oliver Oakes as resigned with immediate effect, the team has announced. Oakes was brought to the team in July last year to replace Bruno Famin and then went on to form a tandem with executive advisor Flavio Briatore.