McLaren has notified Daniel Ricciardo it intends to replace the Australian with Oscar Piastri, according to a report from Autosport.
ESPN understands that team principal Andreas Seidl told the 33-year-old about McLaren’s intention after the Hungarian Grand Prix. Racer reported that the Woking team feels it has a valid contract with Piastri, but it “wants to try and make sure Ricciardo lands at another team.”
At the beginning of the month, Aston Martin confirmed Fernando Alonso would race for them in 2023, filling the vacancy left by Sebastian Vettel who is retiring from F1 at the end of the campaign. This left an open seat at Alpine, and a day later, the team said Piastri would be a part of the ’23 F1 driver lineup alongside Esteban Ocon.
