Pierre Gasly will be free to leave AlphaTauri a year early to join Alpine – as long as Red Bull receive the compensation they have demanded to cancel the Frenchman's contract.
Gasly is currently set to race for AlphaTauri again in 2023, with that news being confirmed earlier in the summer. But things have changed, with Alpine now unexpectedly needing a new driver to partner Esteban Ocon.
At first they wanted to keep Fernando Alonso, and when he said he was leaving for Aston Martin they tried to promote Oscar Piastri. But he too wanted out, and the Aussie has now had his move to midfield rivals McLaren confirmed after a legal battle.
