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Brown: YDT ‘took on life of its own' with Alonso

Zak Brown says the post-season ‘young driver test’ in Abu Dhabi “took on a life of its own” as rival teams managed to open up the rules. The test, which took place at Yas Marina two days after the final grand prix of the season, was meant to be for drivers who have competed in no more than two F1 races. But instead, it also featured 39-year-old Fernando Alonso, the two-time former World Champion, and two of his rivals from the 2009 and 2010 F1 seasons, Robert Kubica and Sebastien Buemi. Alonso was given special dispensation to take part because he has been away from Formula 1 for the last two seasons before returning with Alpine, rebranded from Renault, in 2021. Kubica and Buemi...
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