Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri is creating a “good conundrum” for the top brass at the Alpine Formula 1 team. The Australian who last year won the FIA Formula 2 Championship is now the reserve driver at the Anglo-French operation. That sees him attend most race weekends in support of regular drivers Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon on top of working in the simulator. He’s also been given his own test programme, which last month saw him at the wheel of one of the team’s 2021-spec cars in Qatar – a test shared by countryman Jack Doohan. However, despite his strong junior credentials, Piastri still faces an uncertain future with Alonso having voiced a desire to remain in Formula 1 for...
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