The Moment Which Put Piastri on Track for F1 Stardom with McLaren as Alpine Struggles
- Oscar Piastri leads the 2024 Formula 1 standings with McLaren, having won four of six races and scoring 131 points so far this season.
- Piastri previously served as Alpine’s reserve driver but publicly rejected a 2023 contract with them, opting for McLaren instead nearly three years ago.
- Alpine is struggling this season with just seven points total, has not won a race in nearly four years, and recently dropped rookie driver Jack Doohan for reserve Franco Colapinto.
- Piastri aims to extend his winning streak to four races at Sunday’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, though the challenging surfaces of the Imola circuit could present stronger opposition for McLaren.
- Piastri clarified that he has not finalized any agreement to race for Alpine in 2023 and rejected the team's statement about him driving for them next season, confirming he will not be competing for Alpine.
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The moment which put Piastri on track for F1 stardom with McLaren as Alpine struggles
It’s the tweet that changed everything for Oscar Piastri. A blunt 48-word message in 2022 paved the way for the Australian driver to lead the current Formula 1 standings with McLaren, rather than struggling to get into the top 10 with Alpine. “I understand that, without my agreement, Alpine F1 have put out a press release late this afternoon that I am driving for them next year,” Piastri wrote. “This is wrong and I have not signed a contract wit…
The moment which put Oscar Piastri on track for F1 stardom with McLaren as Alpine struggles - The Morning Sun
It's the tweet that changed everything for Oscar Piastri. A blunt 48-word message in 2022 paved the way for the Australian driver to lead the current Formula 1 standings with McLaren, rather than struggling to get into the top 10 with Alpine. “I understand that, without my agreement, Alpine F1 have put out a press release late this afternoon that I am driving for them next year,” Piastri wrote. “This is wrong and I have not signed a contract wit…
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