Oscar Piastri’s fate yet to be decided by the Contract Recognition Board

Oscar Piastri

The FIA’s Contract Recognition Board has yet to decide the fate of Oscar Piastri and his future in Formula 1. McLaren have also unexpectedly cancelled their press conference which going to potentially announce Piastri to the team.

The F1 silly season can be traced back to the summer break, when two time World Champion Fernando Alonso announced that he will be moving from Alpine to occupy the seat at Aston Martin which will be vacant due to Sebastian Vettel’s retirement at the end of this season. After Alonso’s announcement, Alpine announced that their reserve driver Oscar Piastri would be occupying the vacant seat. However, Oscar denied any such claims which has in turn sparked a very violent contract battle between the two.

Many were initially bewildered by the decision Oscar took by rejecting an confirmed F1 seat, but sources later revealed that he had made a deal with McLaren and hoped to race for them instead. Oscar’s contract has been brought in front of the FIA’s contract recognition board which has yet to declare a verdict on this whole situation and on Oscar’s Formula 1 career.

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Does Oscar Piastri deserve a seat in F1?

With the recent announcement by McLaren and the Contract Recognition Board, granting Oscar Piastri a seat in the McLaren F1 team for the 2023 season, many fans are left wondered as to whether his seat was well deserved? There is no doubt in everyone’s mind that Oscar Piastri has the skills required to be a Formula 1 driver but many have called his integrity into question.

There have been several team principles who have commented on the Piastri-Alpine situation saying that such incidents shouldnt occur. Red-Bull team principle Christian Horner had commented on the Piastri Situation stating, “I don’t fully understand it, because contractually, that should just never happen. I think if Renault and Alpine have invested into his junior career, it’s because you invest in youth because you’re investing in it for the future, and there has to be an element of loyalty within that.”

Nonetheless, McLaren have seen potential in a talented driver such as Oscar Piastri and have signed him alongside Lando Norris for their 2023 Formula 1 season.

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