Alpine announced Tuesday afternoon that Oscar Piastri would run for the French
team "in accordance with the commitments made by the team to the young Australian"
.
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But the 21-year-old then tweeted that he had
'not signed a contract with Alpine for 2023 and will not be driving for them next year'.
He said the ad was
"fake" and
published
"without his consent"
.
Later in the evening on Tuesday, an Alpine spokesman, contacted by the
BBC
Sports Service , replied to this curious denial from the Australian:
"We believe that our press release is legally correct, but we do not have nothing more to say.”
The dispute comes after two extraordinary days for the team.
Alpine believed they were close to an agreement with two-time world champion Fernando Alonso for a contract extension.
But on Monday morning, Aston Martin announced that they had signed the Spaniard on a
"multi-year contract"
.