Alpine Secures Rising Talent Dunne for Academy Programme

Alex Dunne, who previously developed under McLaren's mentorship, has committed to joining the Alpine Academy. The move represents a significant step in the promising driver's career trajectory within the sport's competitive development pathway.

In a notable addition to its driver development pipeline, Alpine has announced the signing of Alex Dunne to its prestigious Academy programme. The talented driver brings experience from his time as a McLaren protege, where he honed his skills within one of the sport's most respected junior programmes.

Dunne's transition to Alpine's Academy marks an important juncture in his progression through motorsport's established talent pathways. His appointment underscores Alpine's commitment to identifying and nurturing emerging driving talent for potential future opportunities within the team's competitive structure.

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The F1 budget cap has a long list of expenses that don't count toward the spending limit. Teams can spend money on marketing, driver academies, heritage activities, power unit support, customer team assistance, FIA projects, standard parts, HR, finance, legal, sustainability, health & safety, and catering without it affecting their budget cap total.

Marketing, academy programs, and heritage activities are completely excluded from budget cap calculations
Support costs for power units, customer teams, and FIA projects don't count against the budget
Internal functions like HR, finance, legal, and health & safety spending are exempt
Sustainability initiatives and catering provision are also excluded from the cost cap

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If a cost within Total Costs of the Reporting Group is Directly Attributable to Marketing Activities, Academy Program Activities, Heritage Asset Activities, Activities To Enable The Supply Of Power Units, Customer Teams Support Activities, FIA Project activities, Standard Supply Component supply, Human Resources Activities, Finance Activities, Legal Activities, Sustainability Initiative Costs, Health and Safety Costs, or catering provision, such cost shall be an Excluded Cost.

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