Alpine says Fernando Alonso’s age and its potential impact on his performances was a factor in why it didn’t offer him a guaranteed long-term F1 contract Full story ⬇️
The Enstone-based squad had been on the verge of a fresh deal with the two-time F1 world champion beforeOne of the key factors at the heart of Alonso’s decision to move teams was that Aston Martin was willing to offer him a much longer-term commitment – which is believed to be as long as three years including options., however, was only ready to commit to a one-year-plus-one-year deal as it wanted some flexibility in case Alonso’s speed shows signs of waning.
Reflecting on what Alpine was ready to offer Alonso, team principal Otmar Szafnauer said that age could not be discounted, and that is why it wanted to protect itself.
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