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Alpine favours more entrants in F1, not third cars

Alpine executive director Marcin Budkowski believes more teams joining the grid would be better for Formula 1 than existing outfits adding a third car as a means of expanding the sport's field. Since 2015, Formula 1 has functioned with ten entrants, with Caterham and Marussia the last outfits to fall off the grid. However, the sport's current field of 20 cars leaves few opportunities for junior drivers to step up to Formula 1. Case in point, Alpine young gun Oscar Piastri currently leads the FIA Formula 2 Championship, but if the Aussie wins the title, there will be no seat on the 2022 grid to allow the young charger to step up to the next level. Under Formula 1's current Concorde...
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