Dirt from Alpine Boss to Alonso

Otmar Szafnauer, Alpine Team Principaltook advantage of the day of signature announcement Pierre Gasly at F1 Japan GP Message to Fernando Alonso and Oscar Piastri. Alpine made a big mistake in managing the team’s future, losing his first two options to join Ocon next year, Alonso announced a move to Aston Martin, and Oscar ditched the team to join McLaren. It took them weeks to recover from that heavy blow, as there was no ‘plan B’ that was finally made official in their contract with the French driver. Alpha TauriIntersection of statements between . Otmar and Alonso The last few months have been tense, and the list of phrases added to what he released sachnauer In this Japanese Grand Prix.

“Gathrie is young, experienced and fast. You can’t say that about many drivers. Even the two you mentioned[he was asked about Piastri and Alonso]didn’t meet those requirements. I am very lucky to have signed Pierre,” and look forward to working with him.” He pointed out that at the age of 26 he was proud to sign an experienced driver who already had six seasons in F1. In this way, Alpine guarantees two current and future drivers of similar age, like Ocon and Gasly, but what Othmar didn’t mention is that with the change from Alonso to Gasly, they would be better off at the track. loss of quality, leadership and risk. Always in a strained relationship, he manned two French pilots.

Alpine was unwilling to offer Fernando an option for more than a year. Then, in 2023, I would have evaluated my Spanish performance to decide whether to renew for another course. They questioned the age of the Asturian and whether he could maintain his current level for another year. Alonso declares he found the love that Alpine lacked in Aston Martin And it’s the Silverstone team they didn’t see the “passport”At the Japanese GP press conference, Othmar shot a poisoned arrow after the confusion subsided, so it is understandable that he wanted to emphasize that Piastri did not have the experience of Pierre and Alonso. French youth.