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The merger of FIATA and PEUGEOTA represents an uncertainty for the ALFA ROMEO team

The time of the Alfa Romeo in Formula 1 may have begun to count down, as their existence in the royal class of motorsport depends on decisions after the merger of Fiat and Peugeot.

The brand name was in Formula 1 returned years 2018 as a team sponsor Cleanbefore the team for the season 2019 renamed v Alfa Romeo Racing.

Will it stay that way in future, now it is not clear because Fiat, owner Alfa Romeo, who merged with Peugeot and founded a new car manufacturer stellantis. According to the newspaper Gazette dello Sport the sporting activities of the brand belonging to them will be scrutinized in the near future. “The plan of the new world car giant, which will be created by merging FCA and PSA, will also lead to a new definition of the sports activities of the brands of this new joint,”He states Italian officer. "And it will start with Biscione (the Alfa Romeo logo), who has been sponsoring the Sauber-Ferrari team since 2018. Whether the historic brand will remain in Formula 1 will depend on new industrial plans stemming from the merger, which was announced for Jan. 4 after more than a year of negotiations."

Frederic Vasseur, head of the Alfa Romeo team, points out that the Italian manufacturer’s brand is key to his team.

If it were a brand Alfa Romeo extracted from Formula 1, wouldn’t necessarily mean it will either Sauber the team left the royal class of motorsport, the head of the team Frederic Vasseur but he said it was support for the Italian brand crucial for a possible prediction that the partnership will continue beyond the year 2021. "This is crucial for us,”Is Vasseur told for Motorsport.com. "I do not want to talk about the financial side of the matter, although it certainly plays a role. But it’s also the motivation the team gets, and the fact that you can attract more people and let the company grow in the future. We need this kind of inner motivation. The fact that Alfa Romeo, the first world champion in the history of Formula 1, wants to expand cooperation with us is not only a reward, but also the next step for our company."

Team is in many respects in its present form related to Ferrari, since from Maranella they get engines, but it also has Team right to one racer - He is currently on the team Antonio Giovinazzi - which he can replace with other talent and his own species if he wishes. Given that, it would be in theirs best interestto name Alfa Romeo will remain in Formula 1 in the future.                    

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