Like it or not, Flavio Briatore is going to be spewing soundbites on a more regular basis now that his pal Fernando Alonso makes a welcome return to Formula 1 to spearhead Renault's next project Alpine F1, the former Renault team boss already relishing the return of the Spaniard. The controversial Italian mentored Fernando since his early days and led him to the two F1 titles in 2005 and 2006, with Renault, which ended Michael Schumacher's legendary run with Ferrari. Speaking to Antena 3, Briatore said of the 39-year-old Spaniard, 'I liked Fernando because he's very quick, he was incredible, I hadn't seen anything like it. 'He was so young back then. I watched him, we spoke and I put a...
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