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Alpine learned of Alonso move via Aston Martin's announcement
Fernando Alonso told Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer he had not signed elsewhere, and the first the team found out of his departure was when Aston Martin announced it. The Spaniard has signed a multi-year deal with Aston Martin from 2023 onwards, replacing Sebastian Vettel who announced his retirement last week. But Szafnauer says he had asked Alonso if he was going to Aston after learning that talks had taken place and been assured that wasn’t the case. Related Aston Martin signs Alonso for 2023 “I was confident even with the discussions – there is nothing wrong with exploring – that we were very close [to a deal],' Szafnauer is quoted as saying by the BBC. “I did ask the...
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