F1 silly season begins with Piastri fiasco
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Piastri announced
Alpine F1 on Tuesday announced long-time academy racer Oscar Piastri as one of their drivers for the 2023 season, only to be rebuffed by the driver. The Australian F2 champion tweeted later saying he had not signed, throwing the driver market into chaos.
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Alonso arrives at Aston
The catalyst for the signing of Piastri was two-time World Champion Fernando Alonso signing for Aston Martin for the next season, to replace their retiring driver, Sebastian Vettel.
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Rebuffed
"I understand that, without my agreement, Alpine F1 have put out a press release late this afternoon that I am driving for them next year. This is wrong and I have not signed a contract with Alpine for 2023. I will not be driving for Alpine next year," tweeted Piastri
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Ricciardo at risk
Piastri's rebuttal of Alpine could spell disaster for McLaren's Daniel Ricciardo, who is already under scrutiny in light of his underwhelming performances. Piastri is in the running for Ricciardo's seat, with McLaren chief Zak Brown already in talks with the young Australian.
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Vettel kicks it off
All the Alpine drama kicked off with four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel announcing his retirement at the end of this season. Aston Martin lined up Alonso as his replacement, leaving Alpine in the lurch