I mean thats what they claimed after the fact but the fact that their lawyer was telling Webber that the contract was coming shortly suggests they knew they didn't have one in place. Rossi himself had given a deadline for the contract to be delivered which they missed. They literally had to amend the title of the term sheet to make it look like a contract.diffuser wrote: ↑09 Mar 2023, 06:56
This "Alpine believed a 2022/23 'Terms Sheet' dated in November 2021 constituted a "valid contract between Piastri and Alpine for the purposes of a race driver role in the 2023 and 2024 F1 seasons," RacingNews365.com understands." Alpine gets from THEIR lawyers and it was wrong.
I believe they wanted Alonso for cheap for 1 year and Piastri in another car (Williams) for that year and then make their decision between them after that. In order to pull this off they were stalling for as long as possible. I dont think it was a case of misunderstanding.