Former Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer has revealed how the Anglo-French team lost Oscar Piastri to McLaren in 2022.

The saga surrounding Oscar Piastri’s departure from Alpine to McLaren in 2023 continues to resonate within the F1 community, ...

Szafnauer was team principal at Team Enstone when news broke that Piastri would be heading to McLaren for 2023, after it was announced he would step up to replace Fernando Alonso at Alpine ...

Piastri, then the Formula 2 champion, took in a reserve role at Alpine before moving onto the grid for 2023 with McLaren, but despite learning a lot about the off-track elements of Formula 1 ...

Limited time offer > The Contract Recognition Board ultimately determined that Piastri’s McLaren deal was valid in a major — and humilating — blow for Alpine who instead signed French driver ...

However, in the two-week gap in between, Piastri had already signed a contract with McLaren, replacing Daniel Ricciardo for the 2023 season. Alpine refused to back down, which led to the case ...

Ousted Alpine F1 boss Otmar Szafnauer believes the senior management were entirely to blame for losing Oscar Piastri to McLaren. Piastri was announced as an Alpine driver in the middle of 2022.

McLaren has emerged as the favorites for the 2024 F1 world title. The Woking-based squad has overtaken Red Bull in the standings, with Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri not far behind Max Verstappen.

Button believes it is still possible for Norris to win, but only if McLaren favour him over Oscar Piastri by using team orders. Speaking on the Sky Sports F1 podcast, Button said: "If you want to ...