Formula One season, rumours of changes on the grid are continuing to mount with the future of veterans Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel facing plenty of scrutiny.Spaniard Alonso is being tipped to leave Alpine to replace Vettel at Aston Martin, with Oscar Piastri the most likely to take the vacant spot at Alpine while Vettel could hang-up his driving gloves following an illustrious career that has seen him star with Ferrari and Red Bull.Alonso, in his second year back in F1, has encountered some bad luck this season with retirements in Saudi Arabia and Imola, while a hydraulic problem cost him a podium finish in Melbourne, while Vettel has struggled in the Aston Martin car - leading to growing speculation he could look to retire.Despite his impressive drives and standing within motorsport, Alonso's spot at Alpine isn't secure due to the rise of Formula 2 champion Piastri, who is a test driver for the French team and is unable to drive in F2 this season following his win - with manager Mark Webber not keen for him to remain on the sideline for another year.Alpine understandably do not want to lose Piastri and could allow Alonso to leave to free-up a seat, which could trigger a domino effect with Aston Martin snatching his services while Vettel could bring down the curtain on his career.
With Aston Martin struggling near the rear of the grid and unable to provide Vettel with a car in which he can compete, rumours of him walking away have been circling and F1Insider.com states that Alonso is Lawrence Stroll's preferred choice to partner his son Lance on the grid - with rumours rising further following Vettel's surprising absence from the podium ahead of the Miami Grand Prix.Alonso's contract at Alpine is due to expire.
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