In the round-up: Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer says the team will be able to keep adding upgrades to their car without reaching difficulties with the budget cap
In brief
Alpine unhindered by cost cap in battle with McLaren, says Szafnauer
Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer says the team will be able to keep adding upgrades to their car without reaching difficulties with the budget cap.
Alpine are locked in a battle with McLaren over fourth place in the constructors championship, currently holding an advantage of four points after Lando Norris finished directly ahead of both Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon at the latest grand prix in Hungary.
“They’ve definitely made a step,” Szafnauer admitted. “We had headroom under the cost cap. So there is no cost cap considerations stopping us from bringing upgrades.
“Whenever we found something, we would make it in quantities and bring it. Especially if it was additive – you didn’t have to throw stuff out to replace. And that’s still the case, so we’ll have something in Spa.”
Da Costa moves to Porsche for 2023 Formula E season
Antonio Felix Da Costa has confirmed he will move to Porsche for next year’s Formula E championship and the new Gen3 era.
Former Formula E champion Da Costa confirmed yesterday that he will move from Techeetah to Porsche for next year, stepping into a seat previously occupied by Andre Lotterer.
Newly crowned world champion Stoffel Vandoorne has not formally confirmed which team he will be racing with for 2023, but stated that he would return to Formula E to defend his title. It is expected he will join DS Penske for the first year of the Gen3 era.
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