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Alpine explain why Piastri wasn't handed Melbourne 'home' FP1

Alpine reserve Oscar Piastri is set to take part in several Friday practice sessions with the Enstone squad this season, but CEO Laurent Rossi explained why the Aussie was ruled out of running in FP1 on home ground in Melbourne. After successive titles in the FIA F3 and F2 championships, Piastri is spending a year on the sidelines with Alpine which aims to promote its talented junior to F1 in 2022, although with which team is uncertain. The 21-year-old charger is being groomed for the big time, embedding at every race with the French outfit while undertaking during the year an extensive simulator and test programme. Alpine would have loved to hand its protégé track time in front of his...
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