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Alfa Romeo could return to F1

Speaking to reporters at a Ferrari Christmas lunch today, Ferrari president Sergio Marchionne admitted that the Alfa Romeo name could return to F1. The legendary Italian marque enjoyed F1 success both as a manufacturer of cars and engines, Giuseppe Farina and Juan Manuel Fangio winning the 1950 and 1951 world championship title driving the red cars. Withdrawing as a manufacturer at the end of 1951, Alfa Romeo returned to the grid in 1979 and remained until 1985 though never coming anywhere near the success of those opening two seasons. As an engine manufacturer the Italian marque supplied a number of teams between 1961 and 1988, including McLaren, March, Brabham and Osella. Part of the...
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