“We had a risk to have Franco within the staff and we tried to swap, to see if it’s higher for the staff, if it’s higher from Franco. The staff has to seek out the easiest way doable to be aggressive.”
In Alpine’s press release confirming the choice, Briatore was quoted as saying that “having reviewed the opening races of the season, now we have come to the choice to place Franco within the automobile alongside Pierre [Gasly] for the subsequent 5 races”.
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Nevertheless, pressed on whether or not it is going to be simply 5 races within the F1 TV dialog, Briatore mentioned: “No, Franco is within the automobile. The staff determine if it’s race-by-race or the entire season.”
And requested if that final result is determined by Colapinto merely doing a adequate job, he commented: “The efficiency. It’s solely the efficiency.
“We’d like two automobiles [together] as a result of it’s very tight [with] each staff. We’d like two automobiles on a regular basis. Let’s see.”
