Under study. The driver market in Formula One, following the Piastri case, has yet to receive the right push to start a domino effect which could upset many line ups.
McLaren-Alpine, an Oscar-worthy mess
It is evident how the situation related to Oscar Piastres keep everyone on their toes. The F2 world champion driver currently has to be be the contract with the McLaren, that that already signed some time ago with Alpine. So let's talk about a very thorny circumstance, In which the FIA is ready to intervene, without excluding the court option. However, strongly linked to the future of the Australian, is his compatriot Daniel Ricciardo. The driver, currently in McLaren, asked the Woking team a severance pay of 21 million euros. If the stable should, as it seems, satisfy him, it will be hard for Ricciardo to look for a seat for next season. He had initially thought about Alpine, in a hypothetical exchange with Piastri, but Ricciardo's return to Enstone doesn't seem to excite.
Haas and Williams reflect
Two other teams, in addition to McLaren and Alpine, are still stalled in the driver market. Let's talk about Haas and Williams. The American stable at the moment, also based on what Steiner said, reflects on the future of Mick Schumacher. His season was very particular, with a very difficult start and an excellent recovery in the last few races. The second part of the year will be fundamental for the German to be able to confirm himself alongside his current teammate Magnussen.
Look at the F2
Another very intriguing situation concerns the Williams. Grove team, initially, he seemed to be the only certain of Piastri's arrival. The agreement was now one step away, before the inclusion of McLaren. The only certainty for now remains the renewal of Albon, confirmed a few weeks ago. To understand instead what will happen to the future of Nicholas Latifi. In fact, according to the latest reports, despite the sponsors that the Canadian brings to the team, the idea in Grove is to observe the various market movements. The name for now very insistent is that of Logan Sergeant, a talent who grew up in the Williams Academy and is currently third in F2.
It will therefore still be a very long summer, with a drivers' market that is increasingly preparing to take off.
SOURCE: FormulaPassion
