Overview
- Hours after Alpine announced him on August 2, 2022, Oscar Piastri publicly denied signing for the team by tweeting that he would not drive for Alpine in 2023.
- The matter was brought to the FIA Contract Recognition Board, which ruled unanimously on September 2, 2022 that McLaren’s July 4, 2022 agreement with Piastri was the only valid contract.
- Piastri joined McLaren for 2023, replacing Daniel Ricciardo, and has since recorded multiple race wins and pole positions while helping McLaren win the 2024 and 2025 constructors’ championships.
- Alpine moved quickly in 2022 to sign Pierre Gasly but then fell down the constructors’ order over subsequent seasons and later wound back its Renault works engine programme.
- On the four-year anniversary Piastri posted a tongue-in-cheek thank-you on X, prompting media retrospectives that confirm the 2022 CRB ruling and that no new contract dispute has emerged.