Australian Piastri is at the centre of a contract dispute involving Alpine as he seeks to break free. Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium: Alpine team chief Otmar Szafnauer on Friday accused the team’s reserve driver Oscar Piastri of lacking “integrity” as a row over his future continued to dominate paddock gossip at the Belgian Grand Prix. “He signed a bit of paper back …
Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer has questioned whether the Formula One futures of Fernando Alonso and Oscar Piastri had been discussed without his knowledge by the pair’s representatives before last week’s shock driver developments. Current Alpine driver Alonso announced he will move to Aston Martin for 2023, apparently catching his current team completely by surprise, who then named their reserve …
Aston Martin Formula One principal Otmar Szafnauer said he had a long-term contract and no intention of leaving as he faced a grilling in Brazil on Friday about reports that he could move to Renault-owned rivals Alpine. Silverstone-based Aston Martin, owned by Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll, has recently brought in former McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh as group chief executive, …
Racing Point's Formula One car has been dubbed the 'Pink Mercedes' because it looks like a clone of last year's title-winner but the Silverstone-based team is hitting back at what it sees as a misconception. Team principal Otmar Szafnauer and technical Andrew Green told Reuters in a video interview at last weekend's British Grand Prix that it was time to …