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@mattkewF1 facebook.com/gpracingonline HOW MCLAREN GOT MORE BANG PER BUCK Fernando Alonso grew bored with Alpine not offering a long-enough contract, so he signed for Aston Martin in double-quick time when Sebastian Vettel announced his retirement. McLaren won the court case to recruit rookie sensation Oscar Piastri. Haas thought Mick Schumacher crashed too often so recalled qualifying ace Nico Hülkenberg. Last year’s Formula 1 driver market ‘silly season’ was especially turbulent. But of all the shuffles and switcheroos, 2023’s star appointment is surely found outside the cockpit. When news leaked over the winter that Andreas Seidl – the team principal who oversaw McLaren’s constructors’ championship climb from ninth to third, plus a 2021 Italian Grand Prix victory – was to leave for Sauber, it felt as though the team’s progress was in serious jeopardy. The…

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