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Alpine academy "difficult" with lack of F1 partner team

Alpine racing director Davide Brivio has said the team will find it difficult to provide opportunities for academy drivers if it remains without a partner team in Formula 1. Red Bull, Mercedes and Ferrari are able to 'loan' drivers to partner teams to develop talented young prospects before reaping the rewards several years later. Article continues under video Mick Schumacher and George Russell are two examples of this, with power unit suppliers Ferrari and Mercedes placing the drivers with Haas and Williams respectively. With no partner team, this option is not available to Alpine. “It is quite obvious, the fact we don’t have a partner team makes things maybe a little bit more...
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