Alpine boss, Otmar Szafnauer has revealed that first he knew of Fernando Alonso's shock switch to Aston Martin for 2023 was when he read the press release. Coming a week after the two-time world champion claimed that remaining with Alpine was a 'priority', Monday's press release from Aston Martin came as much of a shock to the French team as the rest of us. 'It was the first confirmation I had,' Szafnauer admitted to reporters on a Zoom call. 'Obviously, when we're in the paddock, there's all sorts of rumours, and I had heard rumours that Aston were interested,' he continued. 'Once you hear that they're interested, there's probably discussions that took place. 'But I was confident that,...
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