Formula 1's latest legal saga ends with Australian young gun Oscar Piastri confirmed for McLaren
Rising Australian star Oscar Piastri will race for McLaren next season after a bitter dispute with Renault-owned Alpine came to an end
Formula 1’s four-person Contract Recognition Board ruled unanimously in their published decision on Friday that McLaren had the only valid contract for the 21-year-old rookie’s services.Piastri, the 2021 Formula 2 champion, had been Alpine’s reserve driver. Alpine had wanted to promote him to a race seat after double world champion Fernando Alonso announced he was leaving for Aston Martin at the end of the season, but the Australian rejected the offer.
“The tribunal has issued a unanimous decision that the only contract to be recognised by the board is the contract between McLaren Racing Limited and Mr Piastri dated 4 July 2022,” said a statement issued by the governing FIA.
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