Otmar Szafnauer referred to Oscar Piastri as "selfish" as the Alpine team principal made it clear he is still unhappy about how the Aussie defected to rivals McLaren.
Piastri will make his Formula 1 debut next season, replacing his compatriot Daniel Ricciardo at McLaren. But the 2021 F1 champion's move was only confirmed after a lengthy and unpleasant legal battle between the two teams.
He had come through the ranks as a member of Alpine's driver development programme, but had to settle for being a reserve this season as the team had no space to promote him to an F1 race seat. So, with the help of his manager Mark Webber, he negotiated and struck a secret deal to join McLaren.
