The farewell of Sebastian Vettel, announced just a week ago, it triggered a series of negotiations that took place in these first days of the summer break. The first took place in complete silence and exploded with nothing short of catastrophic consequences. The 2 times world champion Fernando Alonso, on August 1 he formalized an agreement with Aston Martin, to fill the place left by Vettel. A decision that he put in extreme difficulty the Alpinesuddenly left with an empty seat and doubts about her future. The most logical choice was to sign Oscar piastri, pilot of the Alpine nursery, who yesterday officially “promoted“, giving him the seat of Alonso. In the evening, however, the denial of the young driver arrived. A complicated situation that could even end up in court. In all of this Another announcement came today, but this time aside of the Williams team which decided the first driver of the 2023 lineup.
Williams renews number 23
There are many rumors surrounding the English team as well. Both drivers expired in 2022 and at the moment Williams has decided to reconfirm only one: the number 23, Alexander albon. Albon joined Williams in 2022 to replace George Russell who moved to Mercedes. Albon, owned by Red Bull who remained out of the squad in 2021, is having an excellent season, and has brought points to the team which didn't take long to reconfirm him. with a multi-year contract.
"I'm really excited to stay with Williams Racing for 2023 and I can't wait to see what we can achieve as a team in the rest of this season and next year."Albon said. “The team has achieved remarkable results this year and it is exciting to continue this journey and further develop our knowledge together.”
La ironic quote on Piastri
The Piastri case is making the rounds not only on newsstands and websites as juicy news, but also as a meme. Even Albon has decided to ride this trend to announce his renewal with Williams, taking Piastri's statement accusing Alpine of having announced an agreement that didn't exist, and adapting it to his situation, which is much more optimistic. “I understand that, with my consent, Williams Racing issued a press release this afternoon saying I will be racing for them next year. It is all true and I have signed a contract with Williams for 2023. I will drive for Williams next year. Seriously, I'm really excited to continue this journey, let's keep pushing!” these the words of Albon who "confirmed" Williams' announcement with a post on Instagram, who can breathe a sigh of relief.
And who will go to second place?
If we didn't have so many doubts about Albon, it is clear that the fact of not announcing the renewal of Nicholas Latifi puts the Canadian in an awkward position, with one foot out the door. In his place, ready to take over, there would be a talent from the Williams nursery, Logan sargeant, now in Formula 2. Another possible name is that of Nyck De Vries, Mercedes driver, engaged in Formula E. For an announcement, however, we will have to wait a bit because on the other side we will have to figure out what to do with Nicholas Latifi.
Source statements: formula1.com
