Motorsport world takes a dig at Alpine at the expense of Oscar Piastri s tweet × 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 Motorsport world takes a dig at Alpine at the expense of Oscar Piastri s tweet By Khushi Chandani Modified 03 Aug 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Oscar Piastri during previews ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Spain at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on May 19, 2022, in Barcelona, Spain (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) Oscar Piastri shockingly denied having signed an agreement with Alpine shortly after the team announced that the 22-year-old will be "promoted" to replace Fernando Alonso, who confirmed that he will be racing for Aston Martin in 2023. This development sent the F1 community into an absolute frenzy on social media. Confirming that he will not be driving for Alpine next season, despite the team's announcements suggesting otherwise, Piastri tweeted: “I 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.” 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.37210543573I 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. In an official press statement while announcing the Australian as their driver for the 2023 season, team principal Otmar Szafnauer said: “Oscar is a bright and rare talent. We are proud to have nurtured and supported him through the difficult pathways of the junior formulae. Through our collaboration over the past four years, we have seen him develop and mature into a driver who is more than capable of taking the step up to Formula 1. As our Reserve Driver, he has been exposed to the team at the track, factory and testing where he has shown the maturity, promise and speed to ensure his promotion to our second seat alongside Esteban. Together, we believe the duo will give us the continuity we need to achieve our long-term goal of challenging for wins and championships.” Alpine now claims to have contractual rights to the Formula 2 champion. As reported by The Race, a team spokesperson spoke about the matter, saying: “We believe we are legally correct in our statement, but don’t have anything further to say.” Meanwhile, the world of motorsport has taken over social media to share hilarious reactions to all the chaos, with several joking that they, too, have not signed for the French outfit. See some of them below: Out Of Context Football@nocontextfooty5978262https://t.co/Rg8F94LE7Z katie ?‍ in pain@sebvettelthingsi understand that, without my agreement, sebastian vettel put out a statement that he will be retiring next year. this is wrong and i have not signed a contract or approved this for 2023. seb will not be retiring next year.6816760i understand that, without my agreement, sebastian vettel put out a statement that he will be retiring next year. this is wrong and i have not signed a contract or approved this for 2023. seb will not be retiring next year. Daniel Abt@Daniel_AbtI understand that without my agreement @abtmotorsport have put out a press release late last week that shows my number on their car. This is wrong and I have not allowed them to use my number for 2023. I will not be driving for ABT next season in @FIAFormulaE3294126I understand that without my agreement @abtmotorsport have put out a press release late last week that shows my number on their car. This is wrong and I have not allowed them to use my number for 2023. I will not be driving for ABT next season in @FIAFormulaE https://t.co/09gMV5ppDs Jason Plato@jasonplatoI understand that, without my agreement, Alpine F1 have not put out a press release this afternoon that I am driving for them next year. This is correct, I have not signed a contract with Alpine for 2023. I will not be driving for Alpine in 23. That’s a relief. I’m nearly 55 209167I understand that, without my agreement, Alpine F1 have not put out a press release this afternoon that I am driving for them next year. This is correct, I have not signed a contract with Alpine for 2023. I will not be driving for Alpine in 23. That’s a relief. I’m nearly 55 Steve Alvarez Brown@_SuperGTI also have not signed a contract with Alpine for 2023. I will not be driving for Alpine next year.31354861I also have not signed a contract with Alpine for 2023. I will not be driving for Alpine next year. DTM@DTMWell, that comes unexpected #DTM #DTM2022 #WeLoveDTM #FeelTheRoar #Piastri #OscarPiastri6359355Well, that comes unexpected #DTM #DTM2022 #WeLoveDTM #FeelTheRoar #Piastri #OscarPiastri https://t.co/8b0hT65Xwx Teams and others within the F1 community also reacted to the Alpine fiasco Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN@alfaromeoorlen880704971 https://t.co/hsy2GThpJM View this post on Instagram Instagram Post Pato O'Ward@PatricioOWard657583762 Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team@MercedesAMGF1All of F1 twt rn:1249168046All of F1 twt rn: https://t.co/py40WnYyOd Romain Grosjean@RGrosjean1420528108 Felix Rosenqvist@FRosenqvistI had to double check it’s not 1st of April 16945816I had to double check it’s not 1st of April Haas F1 Team@HaasF1TeamUs too 739822913Us too https://t.co/hEUwD8BwUB Marcus Ericsson@Ericsson_MarcusWell well well #F1 #SillySillySeason twitter.com/ericsson_marcu…Marcus Ericsson@Ericsson_MarcusAfter Alonso’s “middle finger to Alpine switch” this is how the rest of @F1 silly season will play out:Alpine Ocon-Gasly AlphaT Schumacher-Tsunoda Mclaren Norris-Piastri AlfaR Bottas-Zhou Haas Mag-Ricciardo Williams Albon-De Vries It’s called Silly season for a reason 10054351After Alonso’s “middle finger to Alpine switch” this is how the rest of @F1 silly season will play out:Alpine Ocon-Gasly AlphaT Schumacher-Tsunoda Mclaren Norris-Piastri AlfaR Bottas-Zhou Haas Mag-Ricciardo Williams Albon-De Vries It’s called Silly season for a reason Well well well #F1 #SillySillySeason twitter.com/ericsson_marcu… Callum Ilott@callum_ilottXoxo twitter.com/callum_ilott/s…Callum Ilott@callum_ilottLots of drama in motorsports this year... 5110222Lots of drama in motorsports this year... Xoxo twitter.com/callum_ilott/s… https://t.co/hQe95Vrq2u Richard Verschoor@R_Verschoor1@AlpineF1Team hi 14848480@AlpineF1Team hi Conor Daly@ConorDaly22The next free #F1 or #Indycar seat goes to whoever has watched a minimum of 19 seasons of Law & Order. #LawsuitSeason4523253The next free #F1 or #Indycar seat goes to whoever has watched a minimum of 19 seasons of Law & Order. #LawsuitSeason Alpine were allegedly informed about Fernando Alonso s move to Aston Martin by a press release Alpine boss Otmar Szafnauer revealed that he was "surprised" to learn that Fernando Alonso has signed a deal with Aston Martin. Earlier, Szafnauer appeared rather confident that the team was close to agreeing a contract extension with the Spaniard for the upcoming season. Revealing that he learned about Alonso's move from Aston Martin's press release, Szafnauer said: “It was the first confirmation I had. Obviously, when we’re in the paddock, there’s all sorts of rumours, and I had heard rumours that Aston [Martin] were interested. Once you hear that they’re interested, there’s probably discussions that took place and there’s some other indications that discussions took place, like walking out of the same motorhome at the same time, all that kind of stuff, which I saw.’’ View this post on Instagram Instagram Post “But I was confident that, even with the discussions, and there’s nothing wrong with exploring, that we were very close. So yes, the first confirmation I had was the press release. I did ask the question [to Alonso]. And I was told: ‘No, no, I haven’t signed anything.’ So I was a bit surprised.” Given that the team is doing considerably well this season, Szafnauer is certainly not the only one shocked to see him move to Aston Martin. What's your favorite race of the 2022 season so far? Tell us in the comments below.. 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