Although the events that have occurred in recent days anticipate it, it seems that little by little Alpine’s fears are being confirmed, since everything indicates that the FIA Contract Recognition Board has considered the contract signed by Oscar Piastri with McLaren valid. .
The International Automobile Federation (FIA) It has a body designed to resolve contractual conflicts between drivers and teams.
is the call Contract Recognition Board (Contract Recognition Board), which became very popular in 2005 following a double agreement signed by Jenson Button with the Williams and BAR teams.
Said body agreed with the team in which the British pilot was a member at that time, so Button failed to sign for Williamsthe team with which, by the way, he had debuted in 2000.
Now, as a result of the existing conflict between Oscar Piastri and Alpine, who was confirmed as the starting driver for 2023 by the team on August 2, and later denied by the driver himself, the CRB has to make a decision on the legality of the Australian related contracts.
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McLaren is the team Piastri goes to
According to reports Dieter Rencken at Racingnews365.comthe aforementioned body of the FIA has examined Oscar Piastri’s current contract with Alpine and the one who has recently signed with McLaren to become a starting driver in 2023.
And the verdict is surprising the CRB considers that Alpine had the option to retain Oscar Piastri for 2023but did not execute the necessary clause in the time set in the aforementioned document.
This means that the new contract signed by Oscar Piastri with McLaren is valid. And, in addition, it is a signed contract to be an official McLaren driver in Formula 1 in 2023.
This circumstance, in turn, means that Daniel Ricciardo He is doomed to leave McLaren before the end of his contract with the Woking team next year, as he will be replaced by his compatriot.
What remains to be seen is whether Ricciardo will receive compensation to be released or if he will be part of a negotiation with Alpine to return to Enstone after leaving there at the end of 2020.
Be that as it may, Alpine seems to have obtained the worst possible result, as they intended to keep Fernando Alonso and transfer Oscar Piastri to another team to recover him later. Everything indicates that he has already lost both.
Photos: Alpine F1 Team | McLaren Racing
