Fernando Alonso’s departure came as a shock to Alpine (Klay Cross/Getty)
Ignite the departure of the Spanish driver Fernando Alonso From Alpine to Aston Martin, a crisis between the managements of Formula 1 teams, after it was announced German Vettel His retirement at the end of the current season, and the inability of the teams to bring big prominent names in this sport.
And the Spanish newspaper “AS” revealed, on Monday, that Alonso’s departure ignited a major crisis between the Alpine team and Aston Martin, who will be the Spanish driver in its ranks next season, which made Alpine’s management confirm that it had not experienced such a thing before.
She explained that Alpine’s management is still in a state of shock after the strange zig-zag by Fernando Alonso, when he suddenly cut off negotiations with his team, as a result of the tempting offer made by Aston Martin, to complicate the task of the British team.
And she confirmed that Alpine’s management was able to find out the contract, which Aston Martin presented to Fernando Alonso, where the Spanish driver will receive approximately 20 million euros per season, while he was receiving with the British team 17.5 million euros.
And she added that Albine’s management was also able to find out the reason for the departure of Fernando Alonso, because he signed a contract with Aston Martin for two years, while their offer was to extend his contract for one season, but this does not prevent the Spanish driver from causing Albine in a crisis.
She concluded that the main cause of Albine’s management crisis was the sudden decision of the Spanish driver Fernando Alonso, because they were not ready for his departure, and Aston Martin created the crisis, when he learned from his sources that Alonso was negotiating with Albine.