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Alpine boss blasts Fernando Alonso and Oscar Piastri as contract dispute rumbles on

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F1’s summer breaking rumbles on.Fernando Alonso got the ball rolling at the start of last week when it was announced he would be leaving Alpine for Aston Martin, where he will replace the retiring Sebastian Vettel, at the end of the season.A day later, Alpine said it would be promoting reserve driver Piastri to its race seat, only for the Australian to reject the statement and publically declare he would be driving elsewhere in 2023.

Piastri and his management team are said to be chasing a move to McLaren, with some reports claiming the F2 champion has already signed a deal to replace the struggling Daniel Ricciardo. READ MORE: F1 boss defends Fernando Alonso decision with Michael Schumacher and cricket comparison Alpine are adamant their contract with Piastri for next year is robust, despite suggestions they missed a deadline to take up the option in his contract to promote him to a race seat.

Alpine team boss Otmar Szafnauer has been left disappointed by Piastri’s perceived lack of loyalty, but is still confident he will be in the team alongside Esteban Ocon next season. “The strategic plan is very good and Piastri knows it.

Better even than McLaren's,” he told El Confidencial. “We have supported him. There should be some loyalty to the fact that we have invested literally millions and millions of euros to prepare him.

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