Briatore's brutal assessment of his new team: 'Alpine was in the sh*t!'

Alpine’s Formula 1 team caused a stir this year by appointing Flavio Briatore as team advisor. The flamboyant Italian left motorsport’s premier class after the handling of the infamous Crashgate scandal, in which he was closely involved as the then Renault team boss. Today, Briatore is back in full force and says his presence at the Enstone team was seriously needed.