Alpine is confident that it will remain ahead of Aston Martin in F1 after Fernando Alonso joins the Silverstone-based team next season.
by taking up an offer to join Aston Martin on a “multi-year” deal that takes him to at least the end of the 2024 season.
Szafnauer, who was team principal of the Silverstone outfit until the start of this year, is confident that Alpine will continue to stay in front of its regular rival. “And I know since I've left in December, they've hired some more people, some of which I was a part of recruiting, including Dan Fallows, and Eric Blandin from“And I know that the people that are there, and I know this team here, and both teams have great potential.
“We have an internal programme called Mountain Climber, and that's to hire an additional 75 people in strategic areas that will help improve the capabilities of this team.
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