Sep.5 Renault-owned Alpine has grossly overstated the millions in support supposedly ploughed into Oscar Piastri's preparation for Formula 1. That is the view of Piastri's fellow Australian and manager Mark Webber, who has come under fire for the way the 21-year-old baulked at an Alpine seat for 2023 in favour of a debut race deal with McLaren. Not only did the dispute end at the FIA's contract recognition board (CRB), which ultimately only cost Alpine a reported extra $600,000 in legal fees, the Renault-owned team openly questioned Piastri's 'integrity'. But Webber is quoted by the Daily Star newspaper as explaining that Piastri only lit up the social media world with his now infamous...
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