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Rossi confident: 'Alpine is aiming for centre step of the podium'
- GPblog.com
Although the performance of the recently unveiled Alpine A521 on the track remains to be seen, Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi has expressed his confidence in the team and the new car. He wants to fight not only for a podium, he says, but for the middle step of it.
"This year our objective is clear", Rossi began in an Alpine press release. "To continue the momentum that was garnered last year and fight for podiums. Our long-term vision is to see the Alpine name on the top step of the podium in Formula 1.”
"Motorsports is in our DNA and now is the time for Alpine colours to race and compete in the pinnacle of motorsport racing in Formula 1", continued the man who replaced Cyril Abiteboul at the team last season.
Prestige and performance
Alpine, formerly recognisable as Renault in the paddock, has a long history in Formula One, something Rossi is well aware of. He argues that the prestige and performance of motorsport's premier class are ingrained in his team. "Alpine naturally finds its place in the high standards, prestige and performance of Formula 1 and we’re eagerly anticipating the debut of the A521 piloted by our drivers, two-time Formula 1 World Drivers’ Champion Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon", said the managing director.