Alpine has not had the best start to a season after dissapointing results coupled with questions over its future off track. Heading into the summer break, former team principal Bruno Famin was replaced by F2 Hietech boss Oliver Oakes and staff at Renault’s power unit facility were told they would be scaling back its F1 engine project. Staff at their Enstone factory are insisting that Alpine is not for sale, but there are signs that things are changing in the background for the French outfit. Since the appointment of former boss Flavio Briatore as an advisor to Renault CEO Luca de Meo, there ha…