What next in the contractual tug-of-war involving Alpine and Oscar Piastri? And what does it mean for the rest of the 2023 F1 driver market, including Daniel Ricciardo? 🤔 Making sense of a dramatic and messy couple of days ⬇️
and will not be driving for them next year”. The 21-year-old said the announcement was “wrong” and had come “without my agreement”.
Both parties believe they are in the right and a contractual tug-of-war looks set to follow during what is meant to be F1’s quietest period since the season began. A similar situation occurred in F1 back in 2004 when BAR-Honda and Williams were both convinced they had legitimate deals withBAR ultimately won their fight with Williams for Button to drive for them in 2005 after F1’s Contract Recognition Board ruled in their favour.Should the Alpine/Piastri dispute end up in a legal battle, the outcomes are seemingly two-fold; either Piastri stays and races for Alpine in 2023, or some kind of settlement deal with McLaren is reached.
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