Alonso’s future is clear

Luca de Meo, cited in Barcelona in ‘DAZN F1’ that they need to find a solution Fernando Alonso and his young talent, Oscar Piastri. On the same day, the CEO ng Alpine, laurent rossi, so he taught it to Mundo Deportivo, that they should study both options, that their priority is to find an F1 seat for the Australian in 2023 and that they will study if they can find a loan that can open up of the door for Fernando. to stay in Alpine. If he doesn’t get that move, it seems clear that that seat is for Piastri because he is considered the future of the team. And now, in Canada, things seem to be clearing up after the team boss’s statements Alpine, Otmar Szafnauer, and Williams Team Principal Jost Capito.

szafnauer was first asked if he thought that Oscar Piastri he will be in F1 in 2023. “Yes”, was the answer. That is, or included Alpine, or transferred to another team. But no matter what happens, he’s in F1. Last week there was a rumor that Piastri could replace Latifi from Silverstone at Williams until 2023 and that Williams would get Renault engines instead of engines. Mercedes which is now mounted. And he talked about it Capito. First, clarifying that Latifi will continue with Williams until the end of the year, as stated in his contract: “We have no other option. Both (Latifi and Alex Albon) have contracts for the season and we plan to fulfill it.”

And then he admitted that in 2023 his current pilots have no contract and piastri is on your list of candidates: “We don’t have any agreement with Red Bull, but with Albon. Oscar is clearly ready for F1 and he’s definitely on the list of drivers we’re looking at.”

On the other hand, the boss of the English team did not want to get into the subject of motorization of their vehicles: “Right now everything is speculation. We have a contract with Mercedes until the end of 2025. Lots of water to do. Go through Rhine before that date. ”

For its part, szafnauerin connection with rumors linking to piastri included WilliamsHe doesn’t want to read. What is clear is that Alpine will enjoy choosing Williams for its 21-year-old future star, as the Grove outfit is a great place for Piastri to jump into F1 and hone his skills like he did. George Russell before advancing this course to Mercedes. And if Piastri finally goes to Williams, Alpine will continue with Fernando Alonso, who Szafnauer and Laurent Rossi have already told MD in Barcelona that he is a key pillar for them, not only in sports, but also in their promotion as a brand. in the whole world..

In August negotiations

Immediately after being asked at a press conference about Piastri’s future, the event driver asked him if he plans to pursue Fernando Alonso on the team next year. There, Szafnauer could not be sure of anything because it depends on Piastri’s future and on the negotiations he will hold in Oviedo in August.

“It’s a very good question. But I can’t know what will happen in the future. We’ll talk about it when the (summer) break is near, ‘yung sa tingin ko ay’ silly season ‘,” he said. A few months ago Fernando Alonso reiterated that he wanted to stay in F1 “two or three more years” and he would review his options in the summer. Since all three major teams have locked their lineups for 2023, Alpine should be one of your top picks. It is also rumored that Aston Martin likes the man from Oviedo. And McLaren is known to be unhappy with Ricciardo’s performance.