Alpine are expected to give Oscar Piastri an outing in his first-ever official Formula 1 session at the French Grand Prix, according to a report by Motorsport.com. New sporting regulations this year dictate that every team on the grid must run a junior or reserve driver in at least two practice sessions over the course
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Williams team principal Jost Capito has stressed that Nicholas Latifi has a contract until the end of the year, but insists that Oscar Piastri deserves a place in Formula 1. Piastri is the current Formula 2 champion after winning it last year having won the Formula 3 and Formula Renault Eurocar the two years previous.
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Williams CEO and team principal Jost Capito continues to keep his cards close to his chest regarding the possible signing of Oscar Piastri and the subsequent Renault engine deal. Nicholas Latifi has been out-qualified by Alex Albon at every race so far this season including the Imola sprint race, and a combination of poor form
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Nicholas Latifi’s future in Formula 1 is currently one of the most spoken about topics in the paddock, only to be outdone by many teams’ ongoing porpoising issues. The Canadian driver is having a woeful 2022, where he has been outperformed by new team-mate Alex Albon at almost every round so far this season. Latifi
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Prospective Williams driver Oscar Piastri sees it as a “moral” obligation to try and get to Formula 1 on his own, without the need for a cash injection from his father. Current Williams driver Nicholas Latifi brings in a lot of money for the Williams team to drive for them, but he is in danger
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Dutch racing driver Tom Coronel is certain that Alpine reserve driver Oscar Piastri will soon be in the Williams alongside Alex Albon next season amid Nicholas Latifi’s struggles. Latifi is yet to score points this year while team-mate Albon has managed two top 10 finishes, and his crashes and spins, coupled with a distinct lap
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Renault CEO Luca de Meo says that Alpine have a responsibility to “protect” Fernando Alonso, Esteban Ocon and Oscar Piastri amid speculation over the Spaniard’s future. Alonso will turn 41 later this year having entered his 20th season in Formula 1 this year with Alpine. After winning 32 races and two championships in his first spell
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Fernando Alonso doubled his 2022 points tally at the Spanish Grand Prix, after an excellent recovery drive saw the Spaniard finish ninth at his home event. After a disappointing qualifying, Alonso opted to start from the back of the grid to allow changes to be made to his car. Both Alpine drivers appeared to have
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There is a lot of speculation surrounding poor old Nicholas Latifi at the moment after his unfavourable start to the season with Williams, but could be really be replaced before the 2022 season is over? Alex Albon has out-qualified and out-raced Latifi at every event so far this season having arrived after a year away
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Fernando Alonso’s season hasn’t started the way the Spaniard would’ve wanted, after scoring just two points from the opening five rounds despite having shown impressive pace. The 40-year-old’s season has been ridiculed by reliability issues, however, at the recent Miami Grand Prix he was to blame for not finishing in the points. The Alpine F1
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