Alpine only learned Alonso had joined Aston Martin F1 in press release

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🗣️'I did ask the question [to Alonso]. And I was told: 'No, no, I haven't signed anything.' So I was a bit surprised.' Alpine boss Otmar Szafnauer only found out that Fernando Alonso had signed for F1 rival Aston Martin when he read its press release ⬇️

“It was the first confirmation I had,” he said, when asked by Autosport about how he discovered Alonso has done a deal with Aston Martin.

“But I was confident that, even with the discussions, and there's nothing wrong with exploring, that we were very close. Szafnauer said that Alpine and Alonso had all but agreed a 1+1 contract extension, which would guarantee the Spaniard a seat for 2023 with then an option for 2024 and beyond.

 

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Alonso destroying teams since 2007 😂😂

Alonso has never hesitated to screw over his team or teammate for personal gain. Yet teams keeping signing him and keep acting surprised when he does the same thing. AGAIN. When people show you who they are, believe them.

Otmar It’s called Karma.

egoistic old grandpa

How can people still defends Alonso's behaviour ? (Incoming angry Alonso fans)

Remember how they did Perez? What did Otmar expect?

Szafnauer: 'We know Fernando is a super fast driver' 'His ability is just out of this world' 'Oh no a 2 year contract is too much to ask, I don't have a crystal ball to see if he'll perform lolxd'

Alonso’s career is littered with mistakes, this will be another one.

And he believed Nando?!

Don’t think Alonso will race again this year

As for the samurai, it's no big surprise to the real F1 fans that he is still telling porkies till this day because we stopped trusting Alonso after he denied being the mastermind of Singapore 2008

Hahaha Otmar has finally meant his match considering Otmar flat out denied to the media with a straight face that he wasn't leaving Aston for Alpine hence what goes around comes around.

Alpine could have extended Alonso a while ago but they also looked at Piastri so blame on one.

Otmar in the mud

Fernando Alonso doesn't care.😭

It shows how well Alpine/Renault treats its big stars. First with Ricciardo and now Alonso. All promises, nothing concrete

In other Alpine news, it says OscarPiastri cannot contractually leave the team to join McLaren in F1 next season. Story:

S💤💤💤💤💤💤afnauer

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