Between 2019 and 2020, the young Australian Oscar Piastri he established himself in Formula Renault Eurocup and Formula 3 respectively, winning the title in both categories. Today, two rounds from the conclusion of his first Formula 2 championship, the 20-year-old from Melbourne is at the top of the standings, where he arrived – at the wheel of the Prema – expressing all his talent, considered to be one of the most promising on the scene. international sports car. Not surprisingly, on the occasion of the next season, Piastri has in fact signed with theAlpine for the role of test driver, applying as official driver of the French team for 2023.
However, his ‘journey’ to Formula 1 could have taken a different path already in 2022, thanks to the possibility of being able to land in Alfa Romeo in place of Antonio Giovinazzi, seat later occupied by the Chinese Guanyu Zhou, his current rival in Formula 2. However, regarding the realization of this opportunity, the Australian has never had high hopes, as confirmed by the person directly interested in the microphones from autosport.com: “To be honest, I don’t know if my management actually held talks with Alfa Romeo – He admitted – I, personally, have never been in contact with anyone. I knew from the start that it was one very remote possibility, so yes, they are not I was never really sure it was going to happen“.
A confession that comes after the agreement reached with Alpine, with which he will play some free practice sessions on the weekends valid for the F1 world championship. However, Piastri did not hide a slight regret for not being able to spend 2022 as an official driver: “Obviously I would have liked to have been on the starting grid – he has declared – but I’m certainly not disappointed with how things turned out. The Alpine has been with me for the last two years, and has contributed a lot to my growth. For this, I wanted to remain faithful to them “. In conclusion, the Australian did not spare a small joke about Zhou, today his direct opponent for the conquest of the F1 title and also part of the Academy of the French team before moving to the Swiss team: “In a way, it’s nice to know that Guanyu will be out of the picture for a while“.
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