End of one of the soap operas of the summer in Formula 1. Driver Oscar Piastri will drive for the McLaren team in 2023 and 2024. His contract with the British team has been deemed valid, unlike the one that Alpine thought arrange with the young Australian, the International Automobile Federation (FIA) announced on Friday.
Piastri, 21, was at the heart of a legal tangle, with McLaren and Alpine claiming to have a contract with the Australian driver for next season.
Finally, the F1 contract recognition office, an ad hoc arbitration body, ruled in favor of McLaren.
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Oscar Piastri was a reserve driver at Alpine, who trained him since his early years in single-seaters, and who wanted to loan him to Williams, before racing him in 2024. Now it remains to be seen who will replace Fernando Alonso, the current driver. of the French team, which has announced its departure from Aston Martin next season.
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