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Alpine Drops Major Update on Oscar Piastri’s F1 Future as Fernando Alonso Continues to Struggle

Published 05/18/2022, 6:00 AM EDT

Two-time World Champion Fernando Alonso and young gun Oscar Piastri currently compete for one seat. Alpine F1 has announced that they will reach a decision by July.

While Alonso’s career is one for all to admire, Piastri is a promising future champion. Both the drivers are in different stages of their careers, however, Piastri might just turn out to be comparable to the formidable Alonso.

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Oscar Piastri and Fernando Alonso have an undecided future at Alpine F1

The 21-year-old Australian racing sensation Piastri has a plethora of achievements stacked in F2 and F3. The Aussie has now won three consecutive championships for his teams. Furthermore, his performances quickly awarded him with a reserve drive seat with Alpine F1, including testings for the team.

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Continuously butted against Alonso for the coveted seat, fans await Piastri’s debut. Moreover, Fernando has struggled a bit for the French team, while teammate Esteban Ocon looks fairly comfortable in his position. Though Alpine has claimed they will land on a decision by the British Grand Prix, Piastri’s debut might have to wait.

About the decision, Team Principal Otmar Szafnauer commented, “Around Silverstone, we will probably be talking about it.” Though Oscar’s debut with Alpine looks difficult, he is not empty-handed. Williams F1 will possibly jump on the opportunity to lock in the driver for themselves. The UK-based team’s current lineup comprises Alex Albon and Nicholas Latifi.

Williams might lock in Piastri

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While Albon has been an extremely important asset for the team. However, we cannot say the same for Latifi. Albon has now managed to be the sole point bringer for Williams twice already this season.

The Britisher was earlier dropped out of F1 for a year and is making up for the lost time. On the other hand, Williams will reportedly look to replace Latifi.

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If the young driver joins the English team, he could hone his skills without tremendous performance pressure. George Russell started his career in a similar fashion and now sits in a Mercedes seat, pulling in incredible performances as a promising future world champion.

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Khyati Yadav is an F1 writer at EssentiallySports. She is a Hospitality Graduate and a huge fan of Lando Norris. She believes that F1 as a sport deserves a lot more attention and is intrigued by the process that goes behind the making of a car and the hard work that goes into the setting up of any Grand Prix.

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Ranvijay Singh

Alpine Drops Major Update on Oscar Piastri’s F1 Future as Fernando Alonso Continues to Struggle

Oscar Piastri and Fernando Alonso have an undecided future at Alpine F1

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