The Australian has found himself without a race seat this season off the back of three consecutive titles in Formula Renault, Formula 3 and Formula 2.
Winning the F2 title in his rookie season effectively left him with nowhere to go this year, with the Alpine seats filled by Esteban Ocon and Fernando Alonso.
That prompted the team to instead put Piastri in its test and reserve driver role.
However, Rossi is adamant that the year on the sidelines won’t hamper Piastri’s rapid development, with the team effectively redesigning the role around him.
That includes Piastri taking part in every test and simulator session, as well as playing an active role in briefings on race weekends.
“It’s going to be an extensive testing programme, a lot of test days, a lot of kilometres, a lot of simulator,” said Rossi, when asked by Autosport about the unique version of the role.
“Usually, we don’t have the same drivers doing all of the test days or the simulator, only because it helps having…
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