Alpine boss Otmar Szafnauer took a swipe at Oscar Piastri while he shed some light on the situation with the young driver. The French team announced earlier this month the Australian would replace Fernando Alonso next season, with the Spaniard set to join Aston Martin.
However, the 21-year-old announced soon after he would not be joining Alpine and was instead keen on a move to McLaren with Daniel Ricciardo on the move. As he is the team’s reserve driver, Alpine have said Piastri is contractually obligated to drive for them on the F1 grid next year, something Szafnauer says the youngster signed up for since last year. The American began by saying he believes Piastri has signed a deal with McLaren.
“He’s a promising young driver, hasn’t driven in Formula 1 yet," Szafnauer told Sky Sports F1. "My wish for Oscar was that he had a bit more integrity as well. He signed a piece of paper as well back in November and we’ve done everything on our end to prepare him for F1.
