Alpine was pleased to announce on Tuesday that Oscar Piastri will take his place alongside Esteban Ocon from 2023 onwards, but the Australian himself flatly denies that he will race for Alpine next year. Both parties are convinced of their true intentions and so it seems an independent party will soon have to judge who has interpreted the contractual terms correctly.  Article continues under ad It was Fernando Alonso who possibly set the whole soap opera in motion. There are rumours on the internet that Alpine had to inform Piastri by 31 July whether he would get a seat with the French formation for 2023 or not. For a long time it seemed that there would be no place for the 21-year-old...
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