Oscar Piastri will drive for McLaren in 2023 after the FIA’s Contract Recognition Board ruled in their favour over current employers Alpine. The verdict, bringing an end to an extraordinary transfer saga and contract battle, means Alpine have lost their highly-rated reserve driver and are still looking for a replacement for Fernando Alonso for next season.
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Alpine’s Esteban Ocon has revealed he would like Mick Schumacher to fill the vacant seat beside him next season as Fernando Alonso moves to Aston Martin. The French team wish to put Oscar Piastri alongside Ocon but the sides have become locked in a contract dispute.
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen delighted his home fans by taking victory at the Dutch Grand Prix ahead of the Mercedes’ duo of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas. The win at Zandvoort sees the young Dutchman regain the lead in the Drivers’ World Championship.
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen will start his home Grand Prix from pole position after holding off Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton at Zandvoort on the Dutch coast. Hamilton’s teammate Valtteri Bottas will start from third with AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly a fine fourth.
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Alfa Romeo’s Kimi Raikkonen will miss this weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix following a positive test for Covid 19. The Finn will be replaced by the team’s reserve driver Robert Kubica who las raced in Formula 1 in 2019. It is unclear if Raikkonen will also miss next week’s Italian Grand Prix.
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