Charles Leclerc would be fully in favour of Oscar Piastri securing the last remaining seat on the Formula 1 grid next year. Barring anything unforeseen, only one more place is up for grabs in the list of 2022 F1 drivers – at Alfa Romeo alongside Valtteri Bottas. At present, only Alex Albon will be different to the 20 drivers who have contested this season, returning with a move to Williams as Kimi Raikkonen retires from the Alfa Romeo team amid a game of musical chairs that also involves Mercedes. Antonio Giovinazzi could, and indeed probably will, join his team-mate Raikkonen in saying goodbye to Formula 1, with a younger driver sliding in next to Bottas. The leading contenders for that...
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