Fernando Alonso Savagely Left Alpine Blindsided With Sudden Aston Martin F1 Move

The transfer carousel is in full swing after Sebastian Vettel’s retirement announcement. Fernando Alonso, being announced as the replacement for Vettel at Aston Martin was one of the first moves. However, the switch brings its own set of problems.

Meanwhile, it was recently revealed that Alpine had no clue about the Spaniard’s decision to jump ship and only got to know through Aston Martin’s announcement. Alpine team boss Otmar Szafnauer speaking on a zoom call to the reporters said, “Obviously when we’re in the paddock, there’s all sorts of rumors, and I had heard rumors that Aston were interested [but] it was the first confirmation I had.” 

Otmar confronted Alonso about the move once it was brought to his attention. Alonso said, “No, no, I haven’t signed anything.”

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A rather brash move from the driver, yet he’s pulled it off in true Fernando Alonso style. However, the move is now complete and has set off a chain of driver transfers with an open seat at the French team. The open seat comes with its own set of problems as well.

Alpine seat up for grabs after Fernando Alonso switch

Fernando Alonso made the surprise switch to Aston Martin, leaving an empty seat at Alpine. The rumors had started flying as soon as Aston announced the double champion’s announcement. Even Daniel Ricciardo was prompted to return to his former employers.

However, Alpine has announced, reserve driver, Oscar Piastri as their driver for 2023. To add to the controversy, Piastri soon tweeted denying any knowledge about the decision. The 2021 F2 champion also said that he is yet to sign anything official with the team.

This has sent the F1 world into a frenzy with the fans going wild as well.

In the meantime, it will be interesting to see how this entire situation unfolds. However, at the moment F1 world is scratching their heads as to what is going on at the Enstone outfit.

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