How Sebastian Vettel unwittingly sparked F1’s craziest silly season yet
Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso and Oscar Piastri were at the forefront of a very 'silly' summer in Formula 1.
Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso and Oscar Piastri were at the forefront of a very 'silly' summer in Formula 1.
Alpine principal Otmar Szafnauer was publicly critical of Oscar Piastri's behaviour, which did not sit well with Zak Brown.
Charles Leclerc was quickest in the morning session of the post-season test but all eyes were on Fernando Alonso and Oscar Piastri.
Oscar Piastri can test for McLaren in the post-season Abu Dhabi outing, the driver "free" as soon as the season ends.
According to a report in French media, Oscar Piastri has already made his first appearance for McLaren ahead of 2023...
Alpine are said to be 'formally finalising Oscar Piastri's exit' so the team can run Jack Doohan in their FP1 outings.
To add to Alpine's unhappiness over losing Oscar Piastri, he knows everything about their 2023 plans.
Alex Wurz wants to see the CRB involved in junior driver contracts in the future, to stop another Oscar Piastri scenario.
Will Alpine sanction an early move for Oscar Piastri? McLaren do not expect so.
Nico Rosberg thinks Oscar Piastri needs to master his team-mate quickly or he will be out of F1...and yet he didn't do that himself.
But Alpine knew they did not have a "watertight" contract with Oscar Piastri.
Laurent Rossi's recent comments about Oscar Piastri show Alpine are not quite ready to move on from the contract saga with McLaren.
Oscar Piastri has revealed to the world which race number he has selected for his upcoming Formula 1 career.
“I was trying to think of what to say but he beat me to it," said Oscar Piastri of the man he is replacing at McLaren.
Alpine chief Laurent Rossi has launched another verbal attack at Oscar Piastri after his move to McLaren.
Oscar Piastri needs to beat Lando Norris or he may find his F1 career cut short, says Nico Rosberg.
Christian Horner regrets not signing Oscar Piastri when he had the chance, calling him a "significant talent".
Laurent Rossi says having Oscar Piastri "poached" by a rival team sets a "dangerous precedent".
Alex Wurz says young driver contracts should be registered to avoid a "wild west" situation.
Andreas Seidl confident McLaren is a "good place for a rookie's debut in F1".
Alpine's loss of Oscar Piastri to McLaren was the big story of the summer.
Commenting on the Oscar Piastri situation, Nico Rosberg feels Alpine must remember Formula 1 is a "business" too.
Zak Brown tells Otmar Szafnauer that is "why it’s best to keep your mouth shut".
Alpine say they had found Oscar Piastri a seat with Williams, which the Australian then decided not to take.
Some of the remarks he has heard from people not fully informed about the Oscar Piastri episode have left Zak Brown disgruntled.
Mika Hakkinen has praised McLaren's forward-thinking in securing a strong driver line-up for 2023...
Oscar Piastri arrives into Formula 1 with quite a reputation.
Toto Wolff does not want to see driver academies fall by the wayside.
Otmar Szafnauer and McLaren have disagreed over when Alpine were first made aware of Oscar Piastri's departure.
Mark Webber feels claims around Alpine's investment into Oscar Piastri have been blown out of proportion.