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Alpine hopeful of promoting juniors to F1 with non-affiliated teams

Alpine says it could place its academy members with other F1 outfits despite its current lack of collaboration with other teams. The French manufacturer unveiled its 2021 roster of young hopefuls, three of which - Guanyu Zhou, Christian Lundgaard and Oscar Piastri - will race in the FIA Formula 2 Championship this season. As returnees to the category, Zhou and Lundgaard are expected to fight for the title this year according to Alpine Academy boss Mia Sharizman. However, Alpine's options to promote either driver to F1 in the wake of a success appear limited. Fernando Alonso is tied for two years to Alpine while Esteban Ocon's current contract runs until the end of this season. Sharizman...
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