Australian Piastri to replace Alonso at Alpine in 2023

PARIS: Australia’s Oscar Piastri will replace two-time Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso at Alpine next season, the team announced Tuesday.
The 21-year-old Piastri was named Alpine’s reserve driver at the start of 2022. He will be promoted after Alonso makes the switch to Aston Martin.
Alpine said the decision was taken “in line with the commitments made by the team” to Piastri.