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MONZA, Italy: Daniel Ricciardo should be racing in Formula One next season rather than take a reserve role, Lewis Hamilton said on Thursday (Sep 8) amid speculation the Australian could end up supporting him at Mercedes after leaving McLaren.
Lando Norris has warned Lewis Hamilton that an "unstoppable" Max Verstappen is coming for the British driver's records.
Lando Norris says he does not know Oscar Piastri very well but he is looking forward to working with the Aussie at McLaren.
There was a delay and a red flag in an action-packed second practice at the Dutch Grand Prix on Friday, where Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz led in a Ferrari one-two. Leclerc bettered his teammate Sainz’s effort by 0.004 seconds to set the pace with a time of 1:12.345, as the Ferrari duo edged out Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton.
Australian Oscar Piastri will race for McLaren next season after the Formula One team won their contract dispute with Renault-owned rivals Alpine. The sport's four-person Contract Recognition Board (CRB) ruled unanimously in their published decision on Friday that McLaren had the only valid contract for the 21-year-old rookie's services. Piastri, the 2021 Formula Two champion, had been Alpine's reserve driver. Alpine had wanted to promote him to a race seat after double world champion Fernando Alonso, 41, announced he was leaving for Aston Martin at the end of the season but the Australian rejected the offer. "The Tribunal has issued a unanimous decision that the only contract to be recognised by the Board is the contract between McLaren Racing Limited and Mr Piastri dated 4 July 2022," said a statement issued by the governing FIA. "Mr Piastri is entitled to drive for McLaren Racing Limited for the 2023 and 2024 seasons." McLaren confirmed the move in a separate statement shortly afterwards, announcing Piastri had signed a multi-year contract to partner British driver Lando Norris and replacing Australian Daniel Ricciardo. "I'm extremely excited to be making my F1 debut with such a prestigious team as McLaren and I'm very grateful for the opportunity that's been offered to me," it quoted Piastri as saying. "The team has a long tradition of giving young talent a chance, and I’m looking forward to working hard alongside Lando to push the team towards the front of the grid." Alpine acknowledged the verdict. "We consider the matter closed on our side and will announce our full 2023 driver line-up in due course," they said in a statement.
McLaren have confirmed the signing of Oscar Piastri as a new driver for the 2023 Formula One season. Piastri is the 2021 F2 champion and is the reserve driver for Alpine.
Australian Oscar Piastri will race for McLaren next season after the Formula One team won their contract dispute with Renault-owned rivals Alpine.
McLaren driver Lando Norris says he has full faith in his team that they can bounce back and respond in the fight with Alpine for fourth place in the Constructors’.