Motorsport Off Topic Thread

[Terminal_Boy]

He and Ocon don't get on, do they? That'll be an interesting pairing.

If they could harness the shoulder shrugging energy from two French blokes having the hump with each other all season, Alpine would be net carbon neutral.

 

[413x]

He and Ocon don't get on, do they? That'll be an interesting pairing.

Espif they are evenly matched! Which they may be!

 

[cuke2u]

Ocon has stated Gasly being in the team is fine and they get on ok..

 

[Mr Jack]

F1 journalism twitter says that it is resolved but the outcome is only announced by the teams, there's speculation that it will be announced at a 2.45pm (CET, I think?) press conference called by McLaren.

Seems I was wrong about this, @413x :

https://twitter.com/x/status/1565686092468310016

I wonder what is taking them so long, usually the CRB rules within a few days. It's kind of the point of them.

 

[JRS]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1565697950780739584

 

[Mr Jack]

Genuinely disappointed that Oscar didn't go for the obvious troll twitter post:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1565698811212742656

Looks like the CRB ruled that Alpine had no claim at all, someone done stuffed up.

 

[cuke2u]

Yep he's joining Mclaren and I'm sure Lando will relish the challenge...

2021 FIA F2 champion Oscar Piastri to join McLaren Racing in 2023

2021 FIA F2 champion Oscar Piastri to join McLaren Racing in 2023

www.mclaren.com

 

[Stu999]

Will be interesting to see how he does next year.

 

[Terminal_Boy]

Ricciardo to Haas for €10 a race in 2023?

 

[ALD]

Ricciardo to Haas for €10 a race in 2023?

Nope a Haas seat costs a lot more then that.

 

[GravyMonster]

He and Ocon don't get on, do they?

Just like Ocon and Verstappen. And Ocon and Perez. And Ocon and Alonso.

 

[GravyMonster]

Nope a Haas seat costs a lot more then that.

A can of Rich Energy and €10? I haven't got any cans at the moment, but if you can wait 6 months I'll give you 50 cans.

 

[sparkymark75]

Sounds like Alpine royally screwed up and didn’t even have close to any grounds for disputing this. Now they’re half a million lighter!

Exclusive: CRB ruling details Alpine failings in handling Piastri contract

The CRB ruling details how Alpine mis-managed the Oscar Piastri contract situation, forcing him to look elsewhere for a race seat.

racingnews365.com

 

[Stu999]

Just like Ocon and Verstappen. And Ocon and Perez. And Ocon and Alonso.

I wonder what the common denominator is there?

 

[Mr Jack]

Now they’re half a million lighter!

There isn't a lol large enough.

 

[GravyMonster]

Are legal costs part of the cost cap?

 

[Terminal_Boy]

Nope a Haas seat costs a lot more then that.

€15 and a 6 pack of Lidl own brand lager. Final offer.

 

[413x]

Very disappointed in alpine.
Half a million down, lost their star driver to their main rival.

Couldn't be any worse! And seem like it's complete incompetence

All Because they signed Ocon on a multi year! Crazy

Piastri sounds like the real deal.

I put both mclarens 2023 drivers above both alpines. By a lot! (assuming it's gasly)
If alpine do not have a much better car than mclaren in 2023 mclaren well be being them. Alpine should focus on this year's car.


Very disappointed in how this has played out. Alpine have done off track what ferrari do on it. Mistake after mistake.

I wonder if they'll cut back in young drivers. Because thier investment in piastri has been an absolute disaster. Net input unknown.. Final output?... Lost driver to main team, and paid 500k for the privilege

 

[MissChief]

So listening to Indycar practice it seems that Arrow McLaren SP may now be willing to buy Alex Palou out of his Ganassi contract which suggests CGR DO have a rightful claim to him for next season.

 

[Mr Jack]

Reading more about this it really does seem like Otmar and Alpine behaved very badly towards Piastri. The reports of the legal department struggling also don't point to a functional team.

I can see Otmar losing his job over this.