Official: Piastri will drive for McLaren in 2023

It’s official: Oscar Piastri joins McLaren and will drive for the orange firm at Formula 1 in 2023 as with Lando Norris. So one of the soap operas of the summer ended, but now the second part is missing: Who will take his rightful place in Alpine in 2023 next to Esteban Ocon? To take the place that remains in the blue car they sound Daniel Ricciardo and Mick Schumacherafter that it also rang Pierre Gasley in a rather convoluted rumor.

In this way, another piece of the difficult puzzle that the ‘Silly Season’ is doing this year has been completed after the intervention of the Formula 1 Contract Recognition Board (CRB), which is in charge of deciding who is right in the contract dispute in between the young Australian driver and Alpine.

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time after Alonso announced his departure from Alpinethe French team announced the increase of Oscar Piastrihis young talent from the academy and reserve driver, for 2023. However, the Australian surprised everyone by announcing that Alpine made this decision without his consent and went one step further: he said that he would not- drive in Alpine in 2023. All pointed out because he is doing it because he agreed McLaren behind Alpine. The French cadre insisted he was right, as did Piastri, and the case went to court. CRBwhich finally allowed Oscar to sign for McLaren.

CRB’s resolution

According to him CRBthe contract of piastre together Alpine it was filed on July 4, nearly a month before the case broke. It was surprising then that Alpine knew nothing or did not act to tie up a Plan B. “The only contract recognized by the Board is the contract between McLaren Racing Limited and Mr Piastri dated July 4, 2022. Mr. Piastri He is eligible to drive for McLaren Racing Limited for the 2023 and 2024 seasons.”.

Alpine’s reaction

“The BWT Alpine F1 Team is grateful to the Contract Recognition Board (CRB) for meeting on Monday and we welcome the decision they have made. We are considering that the matter is closed for our part and we will announce our full driver line-up for 2023 in due course,” commented the French team, which has a very shaky board after losing Alonso and Piastri unexpectedly.

Piastri: “I’m excited”

“I am very excited to make my debut in F1 with a team as prestigious as McLaren and I am very grateful for the opportunity given to me,” said Oscar Piastri, who is eager to show his quality at the wheel of an F1 .

“The team has a long tradition of giving young talent a chance, and I look forward to working hard with Lando to bring the team to the front of the grid. I am focused on preparing for my F1 debut in 2023 and starting my career .in F1 in papaya”, declared the young talent.

“The whole team is delighted to welcome Oscar to McLaren for the 2023 F1 season. He has had an impressive racing career so far and we are sure that, together with Lando, he will help us take another step towards our ambitions ,” said Andreas Seidl, aware of the precious gem he had in his hands to polish. Piastri is one of the major talents of the future after winning the Formula 3 World Championship in 2020 in his debut year and proclaiming himself champion in 2021 the Formula 2 World Championship also in his first year in the category.

“Oscar is one of the rising talents coming into F1 and we are delighted to see him join the team for 2023. Winning both F3 and F2 in consecutive rookie seasons is a real achievement and a testament to his talent. in single-seater racing,” commented Zak Brown. “In Lando and Oscar we have a young and exciting F1 line-up with huge potential, which puts us in a great position to achieve our ambitions in future. Oscar is an exciting addition to the McLaren family and we look forward to seeing him grow with our F1 team.”