He needs to finish in the top six in the championship and is currently third with a 12-point buffer to seventh. At the same time, this ruling also closes the door to the possible arrival of Alex Palou to McLaren, at least to their F1 team, as the Spanish Indycar champion was announced as part of the Woking team, which has cars in both competitions. "The advantage is we speak a lot together, " Wolff told Channel 4. Alpine not ruling out ricciardo as piastri mess opens door to gate. Another team who have zero interest in the drivers' market right now. F1 United States GP: Sainz takes pole, Leclerc second fastest from Verstappen F1 United States GP: Sainz takes pole, Leclerc second fastest from Verstappen.
In my view, Lawson is the best candidate for the AlphaTauri seat, despite being only eighth in Formula 2 at the moment. In fact, shifting circumstances meant that by the time the track running started in Hungary, Alpine already had reason to be very confident it would get Gasly after all. Either way it leaves his seat potentially open. But let's go back to how this all started. Mark Webber says sorry after "back-stabbing" of Daniel…. Both parties seem very confident about the immediate future, but either Piastri or Alpine must be in the wrong. Unfortunately for his teammate Kimi Raikkonen, it was an unstable Q1 after having lap times deleted and the Finnish driver will be starting from P15 on the grid. They also chat about Red Bull's salary cap issues, Daniel Ricciardo's future, what the 2023 grid will look like, and plenty more.
You know it's a bad situation when Alpine had to pay all legal fees in the case due to wasting everybody's time. A third contender for the seat could be Mick Schumacher who, following a very poor start to the year, is now starting to find his feet with the Haas team. I don't know, but he's very competitive still. With points up for grabs and of course the pole position for the main race on Sunday, it is set to be an interesting 17-lap race on Saturday. Alpine not ruling out ricciardo as piastri mess opens door 2. He has struggled next to Lando Norris at McLaren, but has stressed that he wants to stay with the Woking team. Perez and Zhou to receive F1 US GP grid drops after engine changes Perez and Zhou to receive F1 US GP grid drops after engine changes. F1 United States GP: Ferrari's Leclerc tops FP2 in 2023 tyre test F1 United States GP: Ferrari's Leclerc tops FP2 in 2023 tyre test. Asked about the awkward timing of the announcement ahead of this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix and before Piastri's deal is finalised, Seidl said it was better to confirm Ricciardo was leaving than leave the subject open to speculation in the second half of the season.
Also VT1s and simulation work is performed by both parties. I think Piastri is eventually going to McLaren, where Ricciardo's place is on the edge and Ricciardo will return to Alpine. Anything can happen, this is a tricky one. It is understood Alpine's deadline to confirm its option on promoting Piastri expired on July 31, the day before Alonso blindsided the team with his departure. And I truly do wish him well. Steiner calls for F1 budget cap rules rethink for minor overspends Steiner calls for F1 budget cap rules rethink for minor overspends. Alpine are adamant - even in light of Piastri's claims - that their current reserve driver has an obligation to drive for them next season but if that does not happen, the French outfit are not ruling out Ricciardo. RedBull and Verstappen respond immediately but they had a terrible stop being held for 11 seconds in the pit box due to a slow right rear tyre. McLaren takes some of the blame for failed Ricciardo partnership. "Alpine\u0027s plans for the 2023 Formula One season are still unclear after Oscar Piastri ruled out a move to the team to replace Fernando Alonso, who is set to join Aston Martin and take over from Sebastian Vettel. Giovinazzi made it to yet another Q2 continuing his decent qualifying form and will be starting the race from P12 which gives him a good chance to grab some world championship points. Giovinazzi got a 5 second time penalty for this which he served at his next pitstop. With experience, this could be a good fit for the Banbury-based team, but he hasn't had a full-time drive since 2019 and could be expensive in terms of salary for Haas. F1 to launch female-only series for younger drivers F1 to launch female-only series for younger drivers.
Great defending by George Russell. Sky: Alpine not ruling out Ricciardo as Piastri mess opens door - F1 News. In what was a tough few days for McLaren off track with Lando Norris incident at Wemblely and team boss Zak Brown coming down with the coronavirus, it was not a bad outing for the British team after Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo have both put in lap times which are good enough for a P6 and P7 on the grid for sprint race tomorrow. RedBull decide to pit Verstappen dropping him to 4th but in clean air. Probably a switch between Alpine and McLaren involving Ricciardo and Piastri, the latter probably has some kind of agreement with McLaren already. Adam Peacock is joined by Matt Hickey and Rebecca Clancy to review the French Grand Prix, won by Max Verstappen amidst another frustrating Ferrari performance.
Ferrari looked fast over the course of the weekend in free practice sessions but even with that, their pace was no match to that of Redbull and Mercedes. "Just last week we sat down, and he says 'look, I have another five years in me, how do you see that? Now it gets interesting. He loves Formula 1, but I think he's going to want to rediscover this by moving back to Alpine.
"We're in a business, where Andreas and everybody here at McLaren needs to focus on ultimate performance. They discuss the tension at Red Bull, Mercedes' epic 1-2, McLaren's nightmare weekend, look ahead to the final race of the year, and plenty more! This is wrong and I have not signed a contract with Alpine for 2023. A couple of hours later, Palou sent these tweets out: 2/3. He swoops around the outside of the Ferrari into turn one, a great drive today from Hamilton that might stop all the Netflix fans saying he's finished. At the same time Hamilton finally overtook Norris and took the lead of the race. But Piastri and manager Mark Webber seem to think they've struck a deal elsewhere, as the situation turns ugly. Lewis Hamilton critical of F1 for not saving W Series season Lewis Hamilton critical of F1 for not saving W Series season. So for Ricciardo, with a team that could be seen as trying to find a way out and confidence issues in a car that does not comply with his driving style, a move away would be understandable - and would open the door for Piastri. Alpine not ruling out ricciardo as piastri mess opens door video. There's only one event remaining in F2, so this is clearly in Sargeant's control, but the finale is not until Abu Dhabi in late November, so Williams will have to wait a while to know for sure.
Alfa Romeo: Valtteri Bottas, Zhou Guanyu. He still needs to qualify for an F1 superlicence, though, and while that is likely it is not guaranteed. "We've had many laughs. "If you look at where Fernando is with 41 years, he's still very much there. The Milton Keynes team are no strangers to inter-team battles, but this one has sort of come out of the blue with Verstappen refusing to let Perez back past after they had swapped at the end of the Brazilian GP. The Spanish Grand Prix brings us round 6 of this years World Championship. Gasly "reckless" but FIA also shoulders blame: the Suzuka F1 report's key findings Gasly "reckless" but FIA also shoulders blame: the Suzuka F1 report's key findings. And that's all from a really good test with McLaren over the summer. Red Bull-FIA talks on F1 cost cap breach agreement put on hold Red Bull-FIA talks on F1 cost cap breach agreement put on hold.
When the teams were packing up in Hungary on Sunday evening, the Alpine squad had cause to be heading into the summer holidays in an upbeat mood. Blog comments powered by. He was expected to carry on into a third season with Alonso before the Spaniard's shock departure, having been unhappy over not being given a multi-year deal to stay at the team and having lost faith in the team's ability to progress. How do you think the saga will play out? Zhou, The chinese driver is the safe choice in the troubled market we are witnessing Lawson, the 3rd driver is gonna make his debut in Spa FP1 and it wouldn't be weird seeing him replacing Tsunoda. Bottas: F1 cost cap breaches merit "harsh" penalty that "really hurts". Lap 13 and Norris pits in his McLaren returning to the track in 9th place ahead of Sainz in the Ferrari. 10 car for next year, but none as good as Palou at this stage of the game. READ NEXT: - Read the latest F1 news from the Daily Star here. There was plenty of heat on McLaren for having been at the center of not one, but two different contract controversies, with it creating a third one after the revelation that Piastri had a signed deal to take Daniel Ricciardo's seat with the team almost two weeks prior to Ricciardo announcing that he would still drive for the team in 2023. The other Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas was also making his way up the grid making the hard tyres work for him. Daniel Ricciardo is currently under contract with McLaren but could be an option to return to Alpine, who he left two years ago. A nice battle is now shaping up for third place in the constructors championship between McLaren and Ferrari with only 7. Whilst many F1 fans will be in denial, the beloved driver will take to the track in his Aston Martin for one last time on Sunday.
The Australian's comments suggest he has likely bagged a seat elsewhere on the grid, but either way it will likely have a domino effect on the rest of the grid for 2023. Now we get down to what we've been waiting for, both Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo are presented to the crowd to much plum and applause from the papaya fans, they both look well rested tanned and raring to go. After 66 laps Verstappen crossed the line as the race winner and also takes the lead of the world championship, he is followed over the line by Perez and the Mercedes of George Russell, Sainz is fourth after taking Hamilton one lap from the end due the Mercedes having to lift and coast for the last few laps, Hamilton finishes fifth ahead of Bottas, Ocon, Norris, Alonso and Tsunoda rounding out the top ten. Having arrived in the sport in 2007 during the USA GP racing for BMW Sauber as a replacement for Kubica, he has gone on to be one of the best drivers in the sport winning his four world championships with RedBull in the process. On Wednesday, McLaren confirmed Ricciardo's departure at the end of the season following a "mutual" agreement between team and driver. His team mate now back up to 3rd, just 13 seconds behind. We are expecting confirmations before the end of the season so it is worth keeping an eye out for those. The Formula One drivers' market is heating up following big announcements. De Vries probably could take Latifi's seat at the team, although he's a little bit older to debut in F1 (will be 28 in 2023), but I think he'll have his opportunity now. Williams announced earlier on in the season that Latifi will no longer be with the team with Logan Sargent joining Williams on the condition he gets enough super license points.
Pato O'Ward and Alex Palou are taking part in a closed test in the MCL35M at Barcelona this week with our Testing of Previous Cars programme. Leading from start to finish after a great move into turn 1, Daniel Ricciardo won the Italian Grand Prix with his teammate Lando Norris in P2. Schumacher is a rank outsider to replace him given his links to Ferrari, who power the Alfa Romeo team. Haas - Antonio Giovinazzi.
6 second lead but he now has tyres 8 laps fresher than the cars behind him. Confirmed drivers: Lewis Hamilton and George Russell. Team principal Otmar Szafnauer found out at the same time as everyone else, which is likely to lead to a very awkward meeting once the summer break is over. One advantage Zak Brown has to signing a lot of talent on the market is that when he misses out on a prospect like Palou, there are still plenty of bullets left in the chamber.
At the start of lap 9 Max Verstappen also lost it at turn 4 and went into the gravel, returning to the track in 4th. We hope and wish Daniel the best. Problem one came when Piastri won the F2 championship, rendering him ineligible for the series this year. 2 seconds, he returns to the track with 4. IndyCar ace Palou: F1 McLaren "capable of more than I thought it was".