Overview
- Flavio Briatore said discussions are underway with Mercedes, clarifying they are company-to-company and not with Toto Wolff personally.
- He said three or four parties are interested in buying Otro Capital’s roughly 24 percent holding.
- Alpine is not directly involved in the talks because the shares belong to Otro Capital, while Renault remains the majority owner.
- Briatore downplayed the influence of such a minority position, noting that a sub‑25 percent stake offers limited control over decisions.
- Otro Capital bought the stake in 2023 for around €200 million, reports now value Alpine above €2.5 billion, and the team began using Mercedes power units in 2026 as other reported suitors, including Christian Horner and, speculatively, BYD, circle the deal.