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Alpine Deny 'Sabotage' Against Colapinto
- On Thursday, Renault-owned Alpine condemned online abuse and death threats directed at Argentine Formula One driver Franco Colapinto following a race incident in Japan and former racer Esteban Ocon after a collision in China.
- Last Sunday's 308 km/h crash at Suzuka involving Oliver Bearman, Haas driver, hitting barriers with 50G force after avoiding Colapinto fueled tensions alongside Ocon's previous clash with Colapinto in Shanghai last month.
- Dismissing fan suspicions of "sabotage," Alpine stated claims of unequal treatment compared to teammate Pierre Gasly are "completely unfounded" as the team works to provide both drivers identical performance opportunities.
- Condemning the "hateful messages" as unacceptable, the team noted that Ocon apologized for the Shanghai collision and emphasized abuse against any driver is not in the spirit of the sport.
- With Formula One on a break due to canceled races, Alpine is debriefing the first three races at Enstone to prepare for the Miami Grand Prix, continuing to maximize performance for both cars.
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F1 team releases strong statement after being accused of 'sabotaging' own driver
Alpine have issued a comprehensive 1,200-word statement firmly rejecting accusations that they have been deliberately undermining Franco Colapinto's performance to favour his teammate Pierre Gasly.The Formula One outfit moved to quash the sabotage rumours whilst simultaneously defending their Argentine driver against a torrent of online abuse."Franco is our driver and the team has placed its trust in him, just as he has with the team," the state…
Alpine deny 'sabotage' against Colapinto
Renault-owned Alpine condemned on Thursday online abuse of their Argentine Formula One driver Franco Colapinto for an incident in Japan as well as death threats directed at the team's former racer Esteban Ocon in China. They also dismissed suspicions from some fans of 'sabotage' and that Colapinto was not being given equal equipment to teammate Pierre Gasly. Colapinto was caught up in Oliver Bearman's 308kph crash at Suzuka last Sunday, with th…
The team published an open letter condemning any hate behaviour, any insult, threat or intimidation online or on social media. Formula One team posted that letter on their website. They pronounced themselves on cyberbullying and hate messages on social networks, specifically on Argentine Franco Colappinto, who was unintentionally involved in two accidents, in China and Japan. And they also condemned the threats he suffered were Ocon after the cr…
Hatred news and death threats have overtaken so much that Alpine has now decided to send an open letter to the Formula One community.
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