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Alfa Romeo misjudged effect of no 2021 upgrades
P9 in last year's championship, Fred Vasseur admits he 'underestimated' the challenges of not updating the Alfa Romeo during the season. Alfa Romeo made the call early in 2021 not to upgrade their car, instead focusing on 2022 and using all their resources to ensure they could make the best possible start with the new regulations. That resulted in a lacklustre 2021 campaign for the Hinwil team, Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi struggling to make it out of Q1 which put them on the back foot in the grands prix. The team-mates bagged just 13 points, Alfa Romeo P9 in the standings. Vasseur admits in hindsight the team's call not to develop the 2021 car had a knock-on effect on the...
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