Oscar Piastri shocked the world by his shocking statement

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Oscar Piastri is an Australian racing driver who currently serves as a "reserve driver" for the Alpine F1 team.

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Last week Sebastian Vettel announced he would be retiring from F1.

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He has had a stellar career winning four world championships with Red Bull.

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A day after Vettel announced his retirement, Fernando Alonso shocked the world.

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After not receiving any call from Alpine, he said he would fill the gap that Vettel is leaving Aston Martin.

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Alpine then chooses Oscar Piastri for their "open seat" with Alonso leaving.

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"We have a contract with Piastri, which he signed in November," the Alpine boss told El Confidential.

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I understand that, without my agreement, Alpine F1 have put out a press release late this afternoon that I am driving for them next year. This is wrong and I have not signed a contract with Alpine for 2023. I will not be driving for Alpine next year.

But Piastri said :

Alpine said it's a binding contract, so part of that contract allows us to keep Oscar in one of our cars in 2023.

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Otmar Szafnauer has criticized Oscar Piastri for his lack of loyalty and his public denial.

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