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Szafnauer sets July deadline to find Piastri a 2023 seat

Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer has admitted the pressure to get Oscar Piastri a 2023 F1 drive will ramp up in the coming months, citing July as that time. The Alpine reserve driver and reigning Formula 2 champion was pipped to the Alfa Romeo seat for 2022 by Zhou Guanyu, who partners Valtteri Bottas this year. Alpine have made no secret of their desire to see Piastri in Formula 1 sooner rather than later, but Esteban Ocon's contract beyond this season and Fernando Alonso's form have cast doubt on whether or not he will debut for the team next year. Such is their keenness to put him in a car, they offered McLaren his services in case they needed someone to fill in for Daniel...
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