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Alonso signing 'not just marketing' - Prost

Jul.10 Renault advisor Alain Prost says a question mark about Sebastian Vettel's motivation may have thwarted his chances of joining the French team. The Enstone based team decided instead to sign up Fernando Alonso for 2021, with German Vettel admitting he had talks. "They made a different choice, but that doesn't change my plans," the 33-year-old insists. Prost admits Renault also considered Valtteri Bottas. "There were the three great champions (under consideration): Fernando Alonso, Sebastian Vettel and Valtteri Bottas," the F1 legend told RMC Sport. "It was a little less obvious for Sebastian in the sense that his motivation was not very clear," he said....
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