Alpine Academy Welcomes Alex Dunne as Irish Driver Gears Up for F2 Campaign

Alpine has brought promising Irish prospect Alex Dunne into its driver development program as he prepares for his sophomore year in FIA Formula 2. The announcement comes ahead of Dunne's return to the grid with Rodin Motorsport.

Alpine has officially announced the addition of Irish prospect Alex Dunne to its prestigious Academy program. The confirmation arrives as Dunne prepares to embark on his second campaign in the FIA Formula 2 Championship, competing for Rodin Motorsport.

The talented driver from Ireland will now benefit from the resources and guidance that come with membership in Alpine's driver development initiative as he looks to build on his initial experience in the competitive F2 series. This partnership represents another step in Dunne's progression through motorsport's established pathway.

With Rodin Motorsport supporting his on-track efforts, Dunne will be looking to make a meaningful impact during the upcoming season while receiving mentorship and support from one of Formula 1's major manufacturers through the Alpine Academy platform.

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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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