Alfa Romeo knew sacrificing 2021 in order to prioritize next year’s new regulations would be a risk, and team principal Frederic Vasseur hopes losing out to Williams this year will prove to be worth it. Williams had the slowest car in 2020 but has developed a better package for this season and took advantage of its opportunities in Hungary, Belgium and Italy to score 22 points and move comfortably clear of Alfa Romeo in the fight for eighth in the constructors’ championship. That’s a risk Vasseur knew he was taking by giving up on 2021 early, but there are other areas he hopes the team has progressed.
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