It is totally insane how a person, who was banned from the sport, for deliberate cheating – can return to the role of a Team Principal.

— MDM Designs (@mdm_designs) May 6, 2025

Tom Bellingham, co-founder of P1 with Matt & Tommy, called it “an absolute joke” that Briatore has been allowed back into the sport.

He added: “He shouldn’t even be being interviewed on Martin Brundle’s grid walk, nevermind a team principal of a Formula 1 team.”