There are two rumors about the F1 debut of Oscar Piastri, Alpine’s test and reserve driver. One is the 10th round of the British Grand Prix this season, and the other is the opening round of 2023, which will debut as a successor to Nicholas Latifi.
The 21-year-old Australian driver is the one most expected to make his F1 debut in the future. His career is so illustrious that he has swept the titles for the third consecutive year, from 2019 to 2021, with the Formula Renault Eurocup, the FIA-F3 Championship and the FIA-F2 Championship.
The British Enstone team, which has no customers, has only two F1 seats. Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon are currently sitting there. The contract with Alonso is limited to the end of this season, and theoretically there is one vacancy for next season, but there are many views that the contract renewal is certain.
Alpine surrounds Piastri with his team as a reserve and test because there are no seats available for 2022, but Piastri does.Reluctantly accepted the reserve contractHe has revealed that he does not intend to settle for the same role for another year.
Also, if the contract for F1 participation is not completed by the end of June this year, it is said that the right to cancel is provided, and manager Mark Webber is in contact with other teams looking for an alternative seat.
According to RacingNews365, Piastri recently made a seat match at Williams, but team officials are preparing as a “third driver” (* probably a free-running young man who is required to be appointed twice a year by the rules). It is explained that it is for.
However, the team is complaining about the frequency of Latifi’s crashes and is considering canceling the contract after the Canadian Grand Prix in his home country and appointing Piastri as a successor to the next British Grand Prix.
Meanwhile, according to The Race, Pierstri is unlikely to take the lead on the FW44 on behalf of Latifi during the season and is expected to sign a contract in the form of a rental from Alpine in 2023, which will take place early next month. It is likely that it will be officially announced on the weekend of the 10th British Grand Prix.
Williams is said to have had a meeting with last year’s Formula E champion Nyck de Vries. According to Tom Coronel, a Dutch racing driver from his hometown of De Vries, Williams has told him that he has decided to sign an F1 contract with Piastri for 2023.
Latifi’s mid-season release has been speculated many times. Rumors about Piastri are at different times, but they agree that they will make their debut from Williams, and that there will be some announcements between the 9th Canadian Grand Prix and the 10th British Grand Prix.