Alonso’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:switch to Aston Martin has left Alpine with an unexpected vacancy for 2023. The French manufacturer tried to fill it ඣby announcing the promotion of reserve and test driver Oscar Piastri, only for the 2021 F2 champion to deny he would make his F1 debut with the team. 

Alpine 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:lost a contract battle t💝o McLaren for the highly-rated Austraღlian’s services and have been searching for a replacement ever since, with Alpine boss Otmar Szafnauer claiming the team had up to 14 drivers on their shortlist for what he described as being “the best seat open in F1”. 

We’ve taken a look at the leading candidates believed to be in the frame for the most competitive remaining seat on the168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: F1 2023 grid…

Alpine's first choice 

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Pierre Gasly🐻 is said to be the number one target for Alpine, but such a move would rest on outside factors. 

Red Bull are prepared to release Gasly from his contract in order to enable the Frenchman to join Alpine,🎀 but only if an acceptable alternative can be found to replace him at AlphaTauri. 

Red Bull’s motorsport advisor Helmut Marko had originally wanted to sign IndyཧCar driver Colton Herta, but the 22-year-old American lacks sufficient points for a superlicence that is required to race in F1. 

With Herta now out of contention for an AlphaTauri drive, it has emerged that Red Bull have s༺et their sights on Nyck de Vries, who confirmed to Dutch media that he met with Marko last week. 

Gasly is an attractive candidate for Alpine. He has been one of the standout drivers in F1’s midfield in recent years and is a grand prix winner. At 26, Gasly is in his prime and a move to the upper🐬 midfield 🐼and a manufacturer outfit would be appealing given his hopes of a Red Bull return appear to be over. 

But Gasly will be staying put at AlphaTauri alongside the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Yuki Tsunoda if Red Bull cannot find a suitable re🌠placement. 

The testing trio 

Alpine are understood to have carried out a private three-day test with a 2021 F1 car at the Hungaroring this week as the team co𓃲ntinues to evaluate their options. 

De Vries took part following his starring performance on his F1 debut as a last-minute stand-in for 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alex Albon, who was ruled out of the Italian Grand Prix with app🌺endic🧸itis. 

The 27-year-old, who won the Formula E title last year with Mercedes, convincingly beat Williams regular 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Nicholas Latifi on his way to matching the team’s best result of the season by fꦚinishing nint▨h at Monza. 

His impressive F1 bow has significantly boosted his chances of landin💃g a full-time drive for 2023. Williams are thought to be ready to offer ꧙Latifi’s seat to de Vries, who has also drawn interest from Alpine and Red Bull. 

While Alpine are admirers of de Vries,ꦉ he could yet end up being the key to unlocking Gasly’s switch to Alpine if he joins the Red Bull stabl🧸e and sister team AlphaTauri. 

Ferrari reserve and former Alfa Romeo driver 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Antonio Giovinazzi kicked of𒊎f Alpine’s three-day test on Tuesday. 

The Italian, who has already been linked with a drive at Haas for 2023 and is having two FP1 outings with the American squad, has emerged as a possible candidate to replace A🐈lonso. 

Giovinazzi would certainly tick the box of being the experienced driver Alpine ⛦CEO Laurent Rossi ideally wants, with the 28-year-old scoring 21 points in 62 races for 💟Sauber and later Alfa Romeo between 2017 and 2021. 

After losing his Alfa Romeo seat at the end of 2021, Giovinazzi switched to Formula E. Following an unsuccessful first season in the a꧃ll-electric champi𒊎onship, he is determined to secure a return to F1. 

Also gettinꩵg behind the wheel of the 2021-spec A521 car in Hungary was F2 frontrun💮ner Jack Doohan, who rounded out the running on Thursday. 

The son of five-time motorcycle world champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Mick Doohan is already part of the Alpine Academy programme and got his first taste of F1 machinery in Qatar back in🐷 May. 

The latest test provided 19-year♕-old Doohan with further F1 experience, as well as giving him the chance to show off his credentials. 

Doohan has enjoyed an impressive rookie F2 season and currenꦗtly sits fourth in the championship, having followed up sprint race wins at Silverstone and Hungary with h🐓is first feature race victory in Belgium. 

While Doohan is under consideratio𒅌n for a 2023 se🀅at with Alpine, the team would prefer for the Australian to make his F1 debut in a less-pressured environment.

The outside bets 

Free agent 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Daniel Ricciardo is on the lookout for an F1 drive after losing hisꦗ McLaren seat to Piastri for 2023.

Despite going through an awkward breakup at the end of 2020, Szafnꦍa🀅uer said Alpine would have no issue in bringing Ricciardo back to Enstone. 

After all, with eight grand prix vic☂tories under his belt, Ricciardo remains a strong option, even after his well-documented struggles at McLaren. 

Aside from Szafnauer’s comments at the start of August, talk of Ricciardo going back to Alpine has gone quiet, and the Australian’s recent admission suggests he is 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:bracing for a year onౠ the F1 sidelin♒es. 

Could anotheꦑr one 💖of Alpine’s former drivers make a comeback instead? 

F1 veteran168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Nico Hulkenberg is a known quantity at the Anglo-French outfit 🐼and a reliable option. 

Hulkenberg last raced full-time in F1 with Renault in 2019 but has made a handful of substitute appearances for Racing Poiꦗnt and Aston Martin when their regular drivers were sidelined with COVID-19. 

However, the 34-year-old German is believed to be a front-running candidate to replace168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Mick Schumacher at Haas next season 

Fellow compatriot Schumacher has alsꦿo been linked with Alpine as he looks to stay on the F1 grid.&ꦯnbsp;

Ocon named the son of seven-time world champion Michael as his preferred teammate, though realistically, Schumacher is only thought to have an outside shot of landing the spare Alpine seat.&nb⛦sp;