Australia’s Oscar Piastri will replace Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso at Alpine next season
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Australia’s Oscar Piastri will replace Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso at Alpine next season

Oscar Piastri from Australia will take Fernando Alonso’s place at Alpine for the upcoming season, the team said on Tuesday.

At the beginning of 2022, the 21-year-old Piastri was appointed Alpine’s backup driver. After Alonso switches to Aston Martin, he will partner with Esteban Ocon in 2019.

2023 driver line-up confirmed: Esteban Ocon. Oscar Piastri After four years as part of the Renault and Alpine family, Reserve Driver Oscar Piastri is promoted to a race seat alongside Esteban Ocon starting from 2023. Alpine F1 team said in a tweet.

“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.”

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