Skip to content

Suka Sports

Latest Sports News

Menu
  • Racing
  • Soccer
  • Rugby
  • Contact
  • Disclaimer
  • About Us
Menu

Szafnauer thinks Gasly is faster than Piastri on the 2023 Alpine line-up

Posted on November 24, 2022

During the summer break Alpine intended for reserve driver Piastri to step into the seat left by Aston Martin-bound Fernando Alonso but was caught out by the Australian rookie signing a deal with McLaren to replace Daniel Ricciardo.

Amid the ensuing fallout F1’s Contract Recognition Board ruled in Piastri’s and McLaren’s favor, Alpine has had to shop around for a replacement.

It settled on Frenchman Gasly, whom Red Bull agreed to release from his contract and was replaced at AlphaTauri by rookie Nyck de Vries.

Speaking at Sunday’s Abu Dhabi season finale, Szafnauer believes Alpine has come out better from F1’s standout silly season saga, because he thinks Gasly is a better driver than Piastri will turn out to be.

When asked by Motorsport.com/Autosport to reflect on the driver change and the politics involved, Szafnauer said: “Thinking that Oscar had a contract with us and the Contract Recognition Board saying something different was a process we had to go through.

“We had to go to the CRB and then get a resolution. You know, that’s life, that’s why you have bodies that judge in if two sides think differently.

“Look, let’s see how we do next year. I’m happy that our driving pairing with Esteban [Ocon] and Pierre is better than it would have been if we had won that case.

“[Gasly is] more experienced, still young. And time will tell, but I think faster.”

Oscar Piastri, McLaren speaks to the media

Oscar Piastri, McLaren speaks to the media

Photo by: Carl Bingham / Motorsport Images

Asked if Ocon and Gasly would turn out to be a better driver pairing than this year’s combination of Ocon and Alonso, Szafnauer replied: “That’s a good question.

“We had a great driver pairing this year and Fernando did a fabulous job and he’s still super-fast.

“I don’t know when Fernando will raise his hand and say, ‘it’s time to go’. I don’t know when that will happen, so it’s hard for me to say.

“I’m happy with our driver pairing but ask me that next year at this point and I’ll answer for you.”

Read Also:

Source link

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

6aj6i 6aj7k 7ia87 8kajk 73i8 73kau a7ik a7ikc a7jky a7k7u a7khu a7yus a87iau ac7i ag7k ahj7k ak8a8 an7m an7y au7ka au7ks bhas7k bu8k bvu9ik c7a7k c8ka7 c8kao c9hi ca7ijk ca97k caj8k caj8o cb7m ch7i cha9c cj9kl cja8k cja8o cjau9a cjau9m ckal2m cni9l cr7akj cu8ak cua87 cua97k cua98k cua870 cya6i cyha6i cyuia7k d7aij g7iak gbad7u he7ki hey7k hga7ki hja7k hjajk7 hje7k hu76aui j3e8k j298alk j387kj ja6u ja7io ja8o jha7ki k8aui9 ka7i ka7k9 ku7t l2cc mc7k nbaulu t8ik uu38k

full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie full movie news news news news news news news news news news news news news

©2023 Suka Sports | Design: Newspaperly WordPress Theme
Go to mobile version