Alpine F1 team boss Otmar Szafnauer thinks with Pierre Gasly coming in his squad has ended up with a better driver line-up for 2023 than it would have if it had been able to keep Oscar Piastri Full story ⬇️
Speaking at Sunday's Abu Dhabi season finale, Szafnauer believes Alpine has come out better from F1's standout silly season saga, because he thinks Gasly is a better driver than Piastri will turn out to be.
When asked by Autosport to reflect on the driver change and the politics involved, Szafnauer said:"Thinking that Oscar had a contract with us and the Contract Recognition Board saying something different was a process we had to go through. "We had to go to the CRB and then get resolution. You know, that's life, that's why you have bodies that judge in if two sides think differently.
"Look, let's see how we do next year. I'm happy that our driving pairing with Esteban [Ocon] and Pierre is better than it would have been if we had won that case.Oscar Piastri, McLaren speaks to the mediaAsked if Ocon and Gasly would turn out to be a better driver pairing than this year's combination of Ocon and Alonso, Szafnauer replied:"That's a good question.Read Also:
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