The stormy situation of the driver Oscar Piastri has finally been settled since his future contract has been deemed compliant, as announced by the FIA (International Automobile Federation).
The 21-year-old driver will sit in a McLaren seat for the 2023 and 2024 seasons!
We have signed 2021 F2 champion @OscarPiastri.
Oscar joins Lando to form our exciting F1 driver line-up from 2023. 👊
Full story. ⬇️
— McLaren (@McLarenF1) September 2, 2022
The problem is that McLaren and Alpine claimed to have an agreement with the driver for next season…
So, the F1 contract recognition office has stuck its nose in there to decide, giving reason to McLaren.
At the moment, Piastri is a reserve driver for Alpine and was seen as a replacement for Fernando Alonso.
Note that he was trained at the Alpine Academy!
In the end, this signing creates a domino effect among the drivers, including Daniel Ricciardo, who could end up without a wheel next year.
In his defense, let’s not forget that he is the only driver in the last ten years to have won a Grand Prix with a McLaren!
Não teve campanha de setembro amarelo que me ajudou mais do que ver a McLaren vencendo de novo
Via @F1 #formula1 #formulaone #f1 #f1naband #f1nobandsports #italy #italiangp #monza #grandprix #danielricciardo #ricciardo #landonorris #norris #zakbrown #mclaren pic.twitter.com/7XCz7JVs1i— Rolê no Pit Lane (@rolenopitlane) September 14, 2021
The drivers’ waltz will be exciting in the next few weeks…