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Alpine could ditch its Driver Academy after Piastri affair
Alpine boss Laurent Rossi says the French manufacturer is considering stopping its Driver Academy and halting the funding of young talent after its controversial dealings with young gun Oscar Piastri. Alpine was left bruised and battered by Piastri's unexpected defection to McLaren, both financially and in its self-pride, having funded and groomed the young Aussie for a promotion to F1 for several years only for its protégé to snub its offer and switch his allegiance to a rival outfit. Rossi and Alpine team boss Otmar Szafnauer haven't held back their criticism of Piastri, with both men pointing to a behaviour that paid scant regard to the basic values of loyalty and integrity....
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