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Ocon to drive Rallye Monte Carlo for Alpine, but not officially

Alpine's fame as a brand is mainly based on the rally performances of the A110 in the late 60s and early 70s. So it goes without saying that, now that the brand is being revived, Estevan Ocon will be competing in the Monte Carlo Rally in the reincarnation of that car. However, Renault is reluctant to let one of their F1 drivers participate fully in a WRC event. Rallying is more dangerous than the average race on a circuit and the manufacturer has already lost one of their star drivers to a rallying accident with Robert Kubica. Read more Hamilton gets invitation to drive a special Ferrari, but not from Ferrari itself Ocon will therefore only drive the first two tests. He will do so in the...
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