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Renault says crisis led to pass up of Academy members
Renault F1 boss Cyril Abiteboul says that Fernando Alonso's inclusion in the team's 2021 line-up is not a signal of disregard by the manufacturer for its Academy members. Alonso will turn 40 in the summer of 2021, putting him among the sport's oldest contenders, and Renault's decision to seal a deal with the two-time world champion is seen by many as a shun of its junior programme. Formula 2 racers Guan Yu Zhou and Christian Lundgaard, who both performed well last weekend in Austria, were potentially in line for a 2021 promotion, as would have certainly been the late Anthoine Hubert who was tragically killed at Spa last year. Alonso: Stopwatch more important than age Abiteboul made clear...
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