Motor racing-Alpine F1 team appoint Oakes as principal


(Reuters) - Oliver Oakes has been appointed principal of Alpine, the Renault-owned Formula One team announced on Wednesday.

The 36-year-old Briton, who founded the Hitech Grand Prix outfit competing in various junior series, will start at the Enstone factory after the August break.

(Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Jason Neely)

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