As Alpine waits for the FIA’s Contract Recognition Board (CRB) to make its ruling after Monday’s hearing over the Oscar Piastri dispute, the Formula Two champion is not their “preferred driver” anymore, according to Sky Sports News.
Instead, they’ve reportedly inquired with Red Bull about Pierre Gasly, who is under contract with AlphaTauri through the end of next season. Alpine team boss Otmar Szafnauer has continued to express his confidence in the team’s contract with Piastri, adding during Saturday’s press conference that when the F2 champion was told he’d replace Alonso, he “smiled and was thankful.”
Sky Sports News understands that Gasly would be able to depart from the Red Bull family early if Alpine pays a fee. The Frenchman has been within the Red Bull pipeline, both with the team and sister program AlphaTauri, since joining Formula One in 2017.
