SM
Arsenal vs. Juventus: 3 hrs 3 mins
Upcoming predictions and previews
Collect News Data

Briatore 'handwriting' all over Piastri saga

:Headline: Briatore 'handwriting' all over Piastri saga:
Flavio Briatore's "handwriting" is all over the Oscar Piastri affair.
Sports Mole

Flavio Briatore's "handwriting" is all over the Oscar Piastri affair.

That is the sensational claim of former F1 driver Christian Danner, after Alpine boss Otmar Szafnauer admitted some "sharing of information" could indeed have taken place.

The rumour is that Piastri's manager Mark Webber, Aston Martin defector Fernando Alonso and Briatore himself - who was instrumental in both former F1 drivers' careers - put their heads together to engineer Piastri's shock signing by McLaren.

The latest reports suggest the Contract Recognition Board has already approved the McLaren deal, with Piastri's other contract being only with Alpine's driver academy - not the Enstone based F1 team itself.

Szafnauer is furious with 21-year-old Piastri.

"The way I grew up, if I sign something, no one needs to say 'you're lying, because you signed this'. There's no way I would go back on my word," he told El Confidencial.

"I don't need a piece of paper so I can say 'Look at this clause, I can get out of it now'," he charged.

As far as Danner is concerned, "This whole situation has Briatore's handwriting all over it".

"It's classic Flavio," he told Austria's motorsport-magazin.com. "There's probably a Piastri contract that Flavio has skimmed over. I'd say there was definitely a clause."

Danner says it's a clear sign that Briatore sees in Australian Piastri a level of potential on par with Alonso and Michael Schumacher.

"If he believes in someone, he definitely has the foresight to plan in a positive sense. Ruthlessly too, which is logically the case in this business," he said.

"I can imagine Piastri freeing himself from Alpine's grip so he can drive for McLaren for two years and then be free for the big one. That's definitely Briatore's signature," added Danner.

He also thinks Piastri will not be fazed about the level of intrigue surrounding his Formula 1 debut, with Szafnauer already furious about the disloyalty.

"He knows what's coming," Danner said.

"He wants to win and nothing else. The rest doesn't interest him at all. And this Webber-Briatore combination is probably ideal for such people."
body check tags ::

amp_article__491922 : Collect and Make Data not in DataBase  : 
last updated article - 2022-08-10 07:31:45:
html db last update - 2022-08-10 07:31:45 :

ex - 7200 : read : write cache and make html

Click here for more stories about Oscar Piastri

Click here for more stories about McLaren

Share this article now:
OP
Read Next:
'No evidence' of Piastri deal collusion - Szafnauer
>


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!
Read more about Oscar Piastri Flavio Briatore Christian Danner Otmar Szafnauer Fernando Alonso Mark Webber Michael Schumacher Formula 1
Follow @SportsMole for the latest breaking news stories, and follow @sm_headlines to get every headline from Sports Mole
Recommended Next on SM
'No evidence' of Piastri deal collusion - Szafnauer
"Arsenal have got people in mind" - When could Edu's replacement be hired?
Not again! Chelsea boss Maresca reveals new injury to James ahead of Leicester game

Page options

Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool119112161528
2Manchester CityMan City117222213923
3Chelsea115422113819
4Arsenal115421812619
5Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest115421510519
6Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton115421915419
7Fulham115331613318
8Newcastle UnitedNewcastle115331311218
9Aston Villa115331717018
10Tottenham HotspurSpurs1151523131016
11Brentford115152222016
12Bournemouth114341515015
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd114341212015
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham113351319-612
15Leicester CityLeicester112451421-710
16Everton112451017-710
17Ipswich TownIpswich111551222-108
18Crystal Palace11146815-77
19Wolverhampton WanderersWolves111371627-116
20Southampton11119721-144
Scroll for more - Tap for full version


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.

history www

Preview: Everton vs. Brentford - prediction, team news, lineups

1

PE

Leicester vs. Chelsea: Head-to-head record and past meetings

2

LV

Are Mbeumo and Wissa fit to feature? Brentford predicted lineup vs. Everton

NEW

3

AM

Preview: Blackburn vs. Portsmouth - prediction, team news, lineups

NEW

4

PB

Preview: Leicester vs. Chelsea - prediction, team news, lineups

5

PL

Preview: Arsenal vs. Nott'm Forest - prediction, team news, lineups

6

PA

Preview: Man City vs. Spurs - prediction, team news, lineups

7

PM

'I don't know why': Maresca fires back at perception of one aspect of Chelsea play

8

'D

Man United 'planning stunning swap deal' for Inter's prolific striker Martinez

9

MU

James blow, Palmer decision, Lavia to start? Chelsea predicted XI against Leicester

10

JB


. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .