According to the Alpine executive advisor, plenty of those who departed for Cadillac, Aston Martin, and other teams are now having second thoughts – but Briatore isn’t exactly rolling out the welcome mat. “Before, everyone took advantage to go to Cadillac, Aston Martin, and other teams. Will Buxton had earlier described Cadillac staff as overworked heading into their debut season. Whether that’s what’s driving former Alpine personnel back toward Enstone or whether it’s something else entirely, Briatore’s response is the same either way. Aston Martin, with the best facilities in the world and the best engineer in the world, aren’t that competitive, you know?”