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Alpine: Lapierre “perfect teacher” for Schumacher’s WEC introduction
Sinault described Lapierre as the “perfect teacher” for Schumacher in the Alpine A424 LMDh. This decision was made to prepare Schumacher as quickly as possible for racing. The driver combinations were driven by the decision to put Schumacher alongside Lapierre and Vaxiviere for the first season of the A424. Schumacher will continue in his role as Mercedes F1 reserve while racing with Alpine. Schumacher’s attitude towards his move into sportscar racing has been praised, and Lapierre believes he has the ability to fit into an endurance team. There is no distinction between the number one and number two car in the Alpine Endurance Team and both are expected to perform at the same level.
