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Originally Posted by P38 in workshop
So might that deal be announced at COTA? I would have thought that one factor that shines out from the last year or two is that a driver linked to sponsorship isn't necessarily a good thing,the names Latifi and Mazepin were closely tied to sponsors but points were a bit scarce.There were and are others but Alpine seem quite well supported without resorting to such measures.They are vying with McLaren in the tables so ought to be a reasonable destination for a driver without links to other teams and perhaps this is the downfall of the various academy programmes.
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Good points but there’s a difference between the likes of Alonso bringing Spanish sponsors, and other drivers’ Dads just paying for their rides through their companies for tax reasons.