Alpine stands firm over Piastri race contract for F1 2023

In the wake of Fernando Alonso’s shock decision to sign for Aston Martin for next year, the Alpine squad moved quickly to take up a contract that it believes it has with its reserve driver Piastri.

It announced the deal on Tuesday afternoon, the day after it discovered that Alonso would be leaving at the end of the campaign.

However, a few hours after Alpine’s announcement, Piastri took to social media to insist that he had not signed anything with the team and would not…