F1 2022

[Magma]

i wonder with omar saying he only found out with the press release whether they dump alonso before the end of the season? i doubt they would but they would also be pretty angry if it has played out like it seemingly has

 

[Bradesmaen]

Szafnauers responses to Oscar Piastri;s situation really dont put him in a good light. He seems like a pretty terrible team boss and Piastri would be wise to avoid it.

 

[juice t]

After all that Piastri now confirmed for Alpine

 

[Magma]

just reward for excellence and consistency in all he raced. would be really cruel if he got passed over.

 

[darth_timon]

 

[Bradesmaen]

Oh my. Alpine have to fire Otmar now.

 

[Nuggs Bunny]

Poor Alpine, I'll drive for them if they can't find anyone.

 

[darth_timon]

Oh my. Alpine have to fire Otmar now.

It beggars belief that a team could announce something like that, in an era where they can be instantly and globally embarrassed.

 

[BIRDBRAIN]

Jeeeeeze. Alpine are in utter turmoil now! They are going to have to take Dan I reckon.

 

[Nuggs Bunny]

Jeeeeeze. Alpine are in utter turmoil now! They are going to have to take Dan I reckon.

Ahhhh the old ex drunk dial at 2am...

 

[Achy Blakey Heart]

Wow this is epic!

Piastri clearly has a seat organised outside of Alpine for 2023 yet to be announced.

Im blown away by Alpines stupidity.

 

[darth_timon]

 

[darth_timon]

This one is even better!

 

[Big_Luch]

This is wild. Looks like Piastri organised a seat when alpine had none. But surely if they have one for him now he is obligated to take it.

 

[mouncey2franklin]

So are we to believe that Alonso and Webber have conspired to stooge Alpine here?

Why? What did Alpine do to deserve this?

 

[Achy Blakey Heart]

So are we to believe that Alonso and Webber have conspired to stooge Alpine here?

Why? What did Alpine do to deserve this?

Always hard to know what happens behind closed doors. Perhaps they have not been as transparent as Piastri would have hoped.

 

[Forward Press]

Don't understand why people say Piastri is 'obligated' to drive for Alpine - as a talented reserve driver, you cannot blame him for looking for a seat for next year if Alpine themselves refused to commit to him.

Plenty of reserve drivers went on to drive with other teams in the history of F1 and it seems Alpine have been slow to commit to Piastri and Alonso and are now paying the price.

 

[doggies ftw]

Alonso posted this at the same minute Oscar posted his statement, this is unreal

 

[99 Problems]

I imagine Piastri has a clause that he can leave if a full time seat becomes available elsewhere, and he has obviously secured one.

It looks like Alpine have tried to manipulate the situation through their press release to force him to stay. Possibly them giving him the seat triggers a clause in his contract?

Either way there’s no way he can stay there now, and at this stage I don’t think he’s done anything wrong.

 

[Sqotty from office works]

If he has a seat elsewhere and has definitely signed, then there is no reason for his latest statement.
It in no way adds or detracts from his or his new teams situation .
Waste of time, didn't have to respond for any reason to Alpines statement.

 

[BIRDBRAIN]

McLaren being suspiciously quiet

 

[Forward Press]

If he has a seat elsewhere and has definitely signed, then there is no reason for his latest statement.
It in no way adds or detracts from his or his new teams situation .
Waste of time, didn't have to respond for any reason to Alpines statement.

Um, you do know Alpine announced Piastri for 2023 right? His tweet was in response to that - it was not out of the blue. Staying silent would imply that it is correct he would drive full time for Alpine next year.

 

[Sqotty from office works]

Um, you do know Alpine announced Piastri for 2023 right? His tweet was in response to that - it was not out of the blue. Staying silent would imply that it is correct he would drive full time for Alpine next year.

So.
Why would he care if he has a contract elsewhere.
Not even worth the breath.
Let Alpine make the next statement.

That would be Alpines problem to sort out.

 

[Forward Press]

So.
Why would he care if he has a contract elsewhere.
Not even worth the breath.
Let Alpine make the next statement.

That would be Alpines problem to sort out.

...maybe because he doesn't want the media to congratulate him and ask him about a drive for next year he does not want?

"BigFooty is pleased to announce SFOW has changed his club allegiance to Collingwood for 2023" - what would you do in response?

 

[smish]

So.
Why would he care if he has a contract elsewhere.
Not even worth the breath.
Let Alpine make the next statement.

That would be Alpines problem to sort out.

That would be the worlds biggest case of kicking the can down the road

Would be a genuine PR disaster for Oscar if it comes out in a month that he's driving for another team and would appear though he has shafted Alpine rather than responding now

Not to mention the massive hoo ha about him driving for Alpine next year