Alpine executive director Marcin Budkowski has said Fernando Alonso sets a 'benchmark' at the team, like he witnessed Michael Schumacher do at Ferrari. Budkowski has spent two decades in Formula 1 so far, including a stint with Ferrari during the German's most dominant years in the early 2000s, and recognises similar traits in his current driver. With Alonso showing he is looking close to being back to his full potential at Alpine, the team boss lavished praise on the double former World Champion. “I’ve worked with a number of drivers through a bit more than 20 years in F1 and he’s extremely impressive,” Budkowski said to The Race. “He’s impressive in his approach, which is...
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