Who will be encouraged to take his place: the seven candidates to replace Fernando Alonso in Alpine

A piece of news that revolutionized the world of wheels in the last week was the confirmation of the signing of Fernando Alonso with the Aston Martin team from the 2023 season. With this, several unexpected changes to the grid for next year will also be affected. For this reason, the Alpine F1 Team got down to work to begin negotiations with other drivers to be the substitute for the Spanish.

With the retirement of Sebastian Vettel from professional activity, the British team stepped on the accelerator to contact the two-time world champion and hire his services until 2026, with the possibility of leaving every year. Therefore, Alpine, knowing that it is running out of Fernando Alonso, has seven motorists in the pipeline to keep the vacant seat, although two favorites bite at the top: Oscar Piastri and Daniel Ricciardo.

Piastri comes from winning the Formula 3 and Formula 2 titles in the 2020 and 2021 seasons, where he has shown his repertoire to make the leap to the premier class. Faced with this situation, the 21-year-old pilot, according to the French magazine “Autohebdo”, would have signed a pre-agreement with another team that ensures the possibility of making his debut in F1. Until now, there was talk of joining Williams on loan from Alpine, but McLaren appears in the fight.