Ralf Schumacher believes Alpine should look to acquire the services of Christian Horner following his release from Red Bull .

Horner, after 20 years at Red Bull, was relieved of his duties last month by the team’s parent company in a shock announcement, with Laurent Mekies taking charge as F1 CEO and team principal.

Horner has previously been linked with Ferrari but, with the Scuderia handing team boss Fred Vasseur a new contract , that door appears to have closed.

However Alpine, based close to Horner’s home in Oxfordshire and currently run by a close Horner confidante in Flavio Briatore , have also been linked with signing the currently unattached executive. And Schumacher insists the Enstone-based team should look to sign the 51-year-old.

"I think the time of figures

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