ALPINE BACKS COLAPINTO AFTER CLARKSON CONTROVERSY

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

Alpine releases a statement supporting driver Franco Colapinto following controversial comments made about him by former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson.

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". Clarkson is spending the United States Grand Prix weekend with the Enstone outfit, which