Alpine issues statement after Jeremy Clarkson's controversial Franco Colapinto comments

Alpine has released a statement in support of its driver Franco Colapinto after former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson joked on Sky Sports F1 that the driver had been given a grid penalty for being Argentinian. The statement came after Clarkson appeared on the live Sky Sports F1 broadcast at the Circuit of the Americas ahead of qualifying, discussing several topics, including Colapinto's grid penalty. Despite the controversy, Alpine has expressed their full support for Colapinto.

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