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Since Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon collided on the last race resumption and both retired, Alpine’s Australian Grand Prix was a total disaster. Otmar Szafnauer, the team’s manager, has indicated how this may or may not have an impact on the team’s spending cap.
Otmar Szafnauer, the team’s manager, is unconcerned about any potential cost cap consequences from Alpine’s unexpected withdrawal from the Australian Grand Prix.
At the last resumption of a dramatic race, Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon collided, and as a consequence of what happened, both were forced to quit the race.
Szafnauer expressed his optimism that the squad wouldn’t be significantly impacted when questioned about its impact on the spending cap.
The Team Principal told the media, including RacingNews365.com, “From a budget cap perspective, I think we are going to be okay.”
“So I don’t think there’s any concerns. It will be costly so, from a money perspective, it probably would have been a lot less costly had it not happened.”
Getting ready for Baku
When asked if the incident would have an effect on the team’s planning for the upcoming race, the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Szafnauer said that they would make every attempt to avoid any problems.
Following the race in Melbourne, Szafnauer commented, “[For] getting parts ready for the next race, I don’t know yet [what the impact will be].
“It’s a little bit too early to tell, but we will pull out all the stops to get ample spares to the next race, and [to bring] the upgrade we have coming.”
Restarts have risks?
Following the Australian Grand Prix, a number of racers expressed their concerns that standing restarts pose an unnecessary risk, with Ocon among those to criticize other racers’ actions entering Turn 1.
Szafnauer expressed his opinion on the issue and contended that numerous restarts lead to significantly less dramatic outcomes.
A restart or the start of a Grand Prix, in Szafnauer’s opinion, is one of the most thrilling moments of the race.
“A lot of things change and change very quickly. We have many, many starts, most of which are not risky. We get through, and they’re great drivers.
“I’ve seen many starts in damp conditions where we’re fine. So yeah, it is an exciting part of the race but, oftentimes, us teams are the ones who cause the situation where a restart needs to happen.
“Had we not had debris on the track that could cause punctures, we probably wouldn’t have had a restart here.”
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