Try to understand something during the F1 transfer window it's always been very complicated. This year, though, it is even more. After the shocking news of the training camp of the four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel at the end of the season, the rush to empty seats for next year she's gone crazy and in recent days with the announcement of Fernando Alonso at Aston Martin and chaos Plates-Alpine, nobody seems to understand anything anymore. Today, however, they seem to be there indiscretions regarding the 2 F2021 champion.
New air for Piastri
According to many Australian newspapers and as reported RacingNews365.com, Oscar Piastri would have already an agreement with McLaren for 2023. It is also true that Ricciardo has a contract with Woking stable too for next year, but its next destination should be your own the Alpine: the Honey Badger already has experience with the team. You know how it is the environment having raced in it when the team was still called Renault. Also, the style of the car very much suited to its characteristics. Right there he could find the confidence he has lost in recent years also due to the difficult comparison with Lando Norris.
Moreover, it seems that Piastri has already terminated his contract with Alpine was carried out on the night of 30 July, even before Alonso's announcement at Aston Martin. If true, it would be a giant step forward in the negotiations, since it was in the Australian's contract a clause binding him to the French team. But according to the same sources this would have been let it expire, also due to Alonso's sudden farewell, the day after the deadline.
Ricciardo close to farewell
McLaren would have started evaluating the possibility of signing Piastri some time ago, after starting the search of a substitute for Ricciardo. Andreas Seidl is also close to Piastri's manager, Mark Webber, having worked closely with the Australian when the former F1 driver raced for Porsche in the WEC. For Ricciardo, the only option to stay in Formula 1 aboard a competitive car would be to accept a return to Alpine/Renault. A marriage that didn't end in the best way when he signed for McLaren. Ricciardo's results in the last two seasons, 2021 and 2022 still ongoing, have been quite disappointing.
"It hasn't been a good six months - Ricciardo said.“And besides, today's Formula 1 is intense, regardless of the results i need to unplug. I'll have to do a reset, I guess after 10 days or two weeks off I'll be hungry again. This is usually how it works for me. I go out, I'm with friends, I drink a few beers, I have fun. And then I get to the point where I start to feel like I have to start over. It's a sort of natural switch that comes on again after two weeks."
Is the picture complete?
In the end, therefore, after the many combinations in recent days, the situation would appear have resolved and therefore Piastri should lead McLaren in 2023 and would deny all those rumors that they gave it already at the Alpine or even at Williams, but the Australian himself didn't like the idea of not being able to constantly fight for points, which it may very well do with the Woking team.
AUTHOR: FRANCESCO ORLANDO
Sources: FormulaPassion; Motorsport.com
