Following Sebastian Vettel‘s announcement on Thursday that he would be leaving Formula 1 at the end of the current campaign, his team Aston Martin announced the signing of Fernando Alonso as his replacement for the upcoming season.
The unexpected switch created an opening at Alpine, and on Tuesday afternoon it was revealed that 21-year-old Australian Piastri, the team’s backup driver and the current Formula 2 champion after winning the championship in his first season, will take the vacant seat.
The team’s announcement of the news was made in a statement. “As part of his formative F1 journey, Oscar was first promoted to BWT Alpine F1 Team Reserve Driver at the start of the 2022 season and has since been undergoing, under the Team’s guidance and its full financial support, an intensive and comprehensive training programme of private tests in the race-winning A521, the 2021 Alpine F1 car, race support and simulator sessions to prepare him for the next big step into F1. Alpine now looks forward to seeing the next stage in his F1 career alongside Esteban Ocon.”
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