Oscar Piastri says he won't drive for Alpine next season, hours after the team promoted the Australian reserve driver. 9WWOS
"I understand that, without my agreement, Alpine F1 have put out a press release late this afternoon that I am driving for them next year. This is wrong and I have not signed a contract with Alpine for 2023. I will not be driving for Alpine next year," he wrote on Twitter.
In Alpine's announcement, team principal Otmar Szafnauer said Piastri is "a bright and rare talent" who is "more than capable of taking the step up to Formula 1." It's been a hectic six days of F1 "silly season" that opened ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix with Vettel announcing he'll retire at the end of the year. Alpine said Alonso had not given the team any indication he was leaving as late as Sunday night after the race, and the Piastri promotion was quickly announced.
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