Rumors reminiscent of Alonso’s future

Takayama Very clear to MD in the past Spain F1 GP. their CEO, Laurent RossiAttend exclusively in this newspaper, he emphasized that Alonso’s future is directly dependent on the current reserve driver and the great future jewel of the Alpine Academy, Oscar Pierstri.

In the French Box, you need to find him in F1 for the next campaign. He was talking about the possibility of giving up on him in 2023 to get excited about his debut operation. And rumors point to Williams about that option. If that happens, Alonso can continue with the French team. But if they don’t get a loan, Alpine has to choose. The French priorities seem clear. If they have to choose, they will choose the future. If you don’t, you’ll lose Piastri and Alpine doesn’t allow Piastri because he wants to take the Academy’s business goal of “made by Alpine” to F1.

In that complex situation, Alpine may have already found a solution. This was pointed out by the Dutch touring car and Dakar driver Tom Coronel in the F1 paddock. The pilot released a useful “bomb” after participating in the last Monaco Grand Prix and learning about the future of Australians. “Of course, you’ll see Alpine reserve driver Oscar Piastri driving in Williams. Monaco. I don’t know when it will be released (I don’t know when it will be announced. It’s a very strong rumor.” , Expressed frankly and powerfully in the podcast of RacingNews365, a specialized website.

“It has a lot to do with wanting to mature someone in F1, like Piastri. Alpine has a decent budget for this. The budget to deploy him and get used to F1. “He revealed. Alpine’s goal is to get used to the competition and leap into Alpine in the future, just as Russell did at Williams. “With Russell, you know it worked, that is, he’s been there for three years and is now very strong in Mercedes,” he recalled George.

The transfer of Piastri to Williams could change the situation, and Fernando Alonso will continue with Alpine for at least another year with Esteban Ocon, who has a contract until 2024. But the Asturians said a few weeks ago that they would study all the options in the summer and he would choose the one with the highest chance of success. He also said he agreed to be the second driver of the winning team, but in this case there seems to be no free space unless Hamilton retires and Fernando sits alongside George Russell in Mercedes’ seat. .. There was no gap between Ferrari and Red Bull, and there was talk of returning to McLaren instead of Ricardo or betting on Lawrence Stroll’s Millionaire project at Aston Martin.