The Lusophone Posted August 1, 2022 Report Share Posted August 1, 2022 Piastri in the Alpine then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted August 1, 2022 Report Share Posted August 1, 2022 What a bizarre decision, going from a team which is built around you to a team that is built around an average driver who's always going to get preferential treatment through nepotism, not to mention that the AMs are fundamentally slower than the Alpines. A lot of Fernando's decisions look good on paper and turn out to be bad, this one just looks bad to begin with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted August 1, 2022 Report Share Posted August 1, 2022 It's as simple as him wanting to stay in the sport longer than a year, which is all Alpine were willing to give him. Still not a move I would have gone for. I doubt he'll be winning races in an Aston Martin in 2024. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobfoc Posted August 1, 2022 Report Share Posted August 1, 2022 I'd be intrigued to see how Alonso would do nowadays in one of the fastest cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
METALMAN Posted August 1, 2022 Report Share Posted August 1, 2022 Alonso ones to stick around these days because the presence of Yuki means he is no longer the smallest man on the grid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted August 1, 2022 Author Admin Report Share Posted August 1, 2022 That I'd bonkers. Aston have arguably actually managed to upgrade on Vettel! Alonso clearly wants the extra years guaranteed, plus to be in a car designed by Dan Fallows. I guess that at his age he is choosing to take this massive punt, rather than sticking with the perceived ceiling he sees at Enstone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonM Posted August 1, 2022 Report Share Posted August 1, 2022 Honestly, it's a smart gamble for Alonso who knows that Alpine are kind of stuck in the mud and they're not willing to give him the long term guarantees he wants (which shows his ambition to still be a racing driver long term), and Aston Martin at least gives him the latter with a potential of them at some point figuring it out and producing a decent car. I have no hopes of Aston Martin as an outfit as long as Lawrence Stroll is the guy that gives his mediocre son a race seat, they've done little to make me believe in their sporting merits going forward either because they've only been going backwards with their only peak year being a literal blueprint copy of Mercedes' car from a few years ago. But for Alonso, it's the gamble he has to take. He wants to continue, and rather it be at a team that goes places AND wants to go there with him, than one that'll drop him for the young hot star when they no longer deem him useful enough. And honestly, I don't blame Alpine here either, they have a stonking good talent sitting on the sidelines by the name of Oscar Piastri, and he deserves a seat in this year's F1, so him getting it next year is the second best choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Admin Lineker Posted August 2, 2022 Author Admin Report Share Posted August 2, 2022 30 minutes ago, Lineker said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twist Posted August 2, 2022 Report Share Posted August 2, 2022 1 minute ago, Lineker said: I wonder if he has another drive lined up then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted August 2, 2022 Author Admin Report Share Posted August 2, 2022 Must be Ricciardo's McLaren seat, surely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twist Posted August 2, 2022 Report Share Posted August 2, 2022 Would be an odd move on his part to blow up his relationship with Alpine for anything other than the McLaren seat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted August 2, 2022 Author Admin Report Share Posted August 2, 2022 The word on the street is that his Alpine contract technically ran out on July 31st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted August 2, 2022 Report Share Posted August 2, 2022 It may not be his fault on this occasion but it seems Otmar Szafnauer can't work anywhere in a managerial position without it turning into a clown show. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted August 2, 2022 Report Share Posted August 2, 2022 What the hell do Alpine do if they have indeed lost Alonso and Piastri in the space of a day? Bring Ricciardo back? Surely nobody wants that. Back a truck of money up to Theo Pourchaire's door? It looks like a real shitshow for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted August 2, 2022 Author Admin Report Share Posted August 2, 2022 Hulk should stay by his phone at this rate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Twist Posted August 3, 2022 Report Share Posted August 3, 2022 Albon staying at Williams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted August 3, 2022 Author Admin Report Share Posted August 3, 2022 Just now, Twist said: Albon staying at Williams. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted August 5, 2022 Author Admin Report Share Posted August 5, 2022 I believe the original report is this one: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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