Alpine chief Otmar Szafnauer would be open to welcoming Daniel Ricciardo back to the team if preferred choice Oscar Piastri signs with McLaren.
The Australian spent two years with the Enstone-based outfit, back when they were still branded as Renault. He left to join midfield rivals McLaren for the start of the 2021 season, but has failed to settle in and is stull struggling for consistency with a tricky car.
Alpine have made it clear that they want reserve driver Piastri to fill the seat that will be vacated by Fernando Alonso at the end of the year. They even announced that he would do so, only for the F2 champion to claim 90 minutes later that he would not be driving for the team in 2023.
