F1 News: Oscar didn t do anything wrong - Alpine boss has to blame himself for embarrassing Oscar Piastri fiasco feels former F1 driver × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix News Oscar didn t do anything wrong - Alpine boss has to blame himself for embarrassing Oscar Piastri fiasco feels former F1 driver By Khushi Chandani Modified 16 Aug 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Oscar Piastri during the 2022 F1 Grand Prix of Australia - Previews Former F1 driver Ralf Schumacher has aired his thoughts on all the drama surrounding Oscar Piastri. Piastri had earlier denied having signed for Alpine after the team made an official public announcement suggesting otherwise. Schumacher believes that the Formula 2 champion is not in the wrong and that Alpine's reaction regarding a potential court case has been rather unnecessary. As reported by SkySports, Schumacher claimed that Alpine team boss Otmar Szafnauer has himself to blame for the drama rather than Piastri, who is rumored to have signed with McLaren to replace Daniel Ricciardo in 2023. The German said: “The morale is completely out of place. I’m sorry. I like Otmar [Szafnauer], but he himself is disappointed with his own performance, that he didn’t see [Fernando] Alonso coming and that he doesn’t have a plan B. That’s the embarrassing thing about the whole thing. Accordingly, he has to blame himself. Oscar [Piastri] didn’t do anything wrong. Ultimately, Renault would have had the Alonso personality earlier and have to convey to Piastri that they will be counting on him in the future. He won Formula 3 in the first year, as well as Formula 2. What should he wait for? I would have done the same if I had received an offer. And McLaren are certainly a top team.” Oscar Piastri@OscarPiastriI 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.39376044930I 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. Emphasizing that the young Australian made the right career move by choosing McLaren, Schumacher added: “I think it’s a very good career move. Otmar is also a great team boss, but under Andi [Andreas Seidl, McLaren team principal] he will feel comfortable, he will be carefully built up there. In Lando Norris, he has a young, strong team-mate from whom he can learn a lot. So Piastri did everything right. Now one can only hope that the bad loser - in Alpine’s case - doesn’t put obstacles in the boy’s way. The boy was with them, they had everything in their hands, they just had to give him a contract.” Oscar Piastri s situation is laughable says McLaren s IndyCar star Arrow McLaren SP's IndyCar driver Pato O'Ward described the dream of racing for McLaren F1 as an "illusion," claiming that the current situation between Oscar Piastri and the Woking-based team is rather "laughable". Speaking to ESPN about Piastri's situation, the Mexican said: “Although I am driving at a very, very high level, not even with that am I going to be able to convince them. There are many more things and policies, there are many things that are very much out of my control, that I will never be able to control and that is where I have to leave it, because it is no use marrying the illusion. I feel like it was laughable – I see it and I laugh. That same award [an F1 seat] has been put in front of many drivers by [chief executive Zak Brown] and sooner or later there is only one dessert, not five.” deni@fiagirly#F1: The McLaren Formula 1 team has officially told Daniel Ricciardo that it intends to replace him with Oscar Piastri next year. Ricciardo and the team will now have to agree a settlement involving a substantial pay-off in order for him to walk away at the end of this season.6300316#F1: The McLaren Formula 1 team has officially told Daniel Ricciardo that it intends to replace him with Oscar Piastri next year. Ricciardo and the team will now have to agree a settlement involving a substantial pay-off in order for him to walk away at the end of this season. Meanwhile, no formal announcement has been made regarding Oscar Piastri's move to McLaren as of yet. What's your favorite race of the 2022 season so far? Tell us in the comments below.. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Anurag C × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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