From the departure of Fernando Alonso from Aston Martin to the arrival of Oscar Piastri, the news of Alpine has been hilarious. In an interview with El Confidencial, team lead Otmar Szafnauer detailed these hot issues.
Currently fourth in the constructors’ standings, alpine It’s been at the heart of Formula 1 news for a few days now. It all started when Aston Martin announced the arrival of Fernando Alonso, who is currently playing for France from 2021.If this departure is a blow, Alpine sees his replacement as Oscar PiasteryThe team even made the news official, but the young Australian denied it and announced his future departure.
For now, the announcement of Alonso’s replacement status is long overdue.in an interview confidentialAlpine boss Otmar Szafnauer has said he wants to extend the Spaniard’s contract, but talks over the duration of the contract have stalled.
When asked about salary, the manager said he didn’t know how much the driver would get at Aston Martin, but assured he was prepared to make an effort at this point: “We paid him more than we paid him now ( …) Finally, we have a formal agreement. »
Reasons for the formalization of Piastri
The difficulties of Alpine do not stop there, the false arrival of Piastri. When his extension was announced, the situation drew some ridicule, especially from Alex Albon Williams.
But how does this happen? For the French team boss, it was because of a detail in the Australians’ contract that allowed them to rely on the services of the driver: “We spoke to our lawyers and they told us it was a binding contract, So part of this contract allows us to put Oscar in one of our cars in 2023.” Alpine could still find happiness with Daniel Ricciardo, who is likely to leave McLaren.