In recent days, Oscar Piastri he had expressed his intention to race in Formula 1 starting from 2023. The Australian believes that his experience as a reserve must begin and end in 2022, and then take off. Whether it’s Alpine or not, the French team has to decide.
In fact, too Alpine his hands are almost tied, having renewed his contract with Esteban Or with until 2024. Conversely, Fernando Alonso is about to expire, but deprive yourself of this Nando, who without the technical problems would have entered at least the top four in qualifying in Melbourne, is a suicide operation. The most probable hypothesis is to have Piastri grow up in another stable. The question remains as to which team this team is, as Alpine is not ‘twinned’ with anyone but CEO Laurent Rossi he absolutely does not want to let a driver escape who, according to him, is already stronger today than some who have a place in Formula 1: “I respect Oscar very much, otherwise I would not have chosen him as a reserve. There are many drivers knocking on the door hoping to get a seat, and it would have been an easy choice to pick one of these, but we know Oscar well, and he’s a brilliant driver, beating record after record.“, The Frenchman told the Australian newspaper The Age. “I would say that there are drivers in Formula 1 who are not as good as Oscar, that’s why we chose it as a reserve. He is very good and will probably go on to win the World“.
“It is not even a question of if, but of when Oscar will enter F1. He will be as ready as possible. There will be an extensive test program, he will work a lot on the simulator. He will learn a lot and he will give us a lot, we are already including him in the meetings. He also looks at the others, providing important feedback on the behavior of all the cars and all the drivers. He’s a much more intense work schedule than any newcomer faces“, Concluded Rossi.
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