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Piastri: Alpine test program 'speaks volumes' about their belief

Alpine junior Oscar Piastri says the extensive test program that the French outfit has put together for him this year "speaks volumes" about the manufacturer's belief in his future as a F1 driver. Last year, Piastri won the FIA Formula 2 Championship at his first attempt, an achievement that came on the back of his Formula 3 title in 2020. The 20-year-old's successive accomplishments in the junior ranks warranted a logical step-up to F1, but with Esteban Ocon and Fernando Alonso committed to 2022, Alpine couldn't promote its protégé to the big time. Piastri will therefore spend his year on the sidelines but not away from the track. "Alpine are putting together such an...
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