Oscar Piastri marked the anniversary of the story with Alpine.

      Four years ago, on August 2, 2022, unexpected and uniquely significant events began to unfold in the Formula 1 transfer market. In the afternoon, the Alpine press service released a press release announcing that Oscar Piastri would be the team's new driver in 2023. However, closer to the evening, the Australian published a message on social media stating that the news about the contract with him was not agreed upon, and he would not be racing for Alpine in 2023. Oscar's message, which quickly became a meme among Formula 1 fans, read: "As far as I understand, this evening the Alpine team released a press release without my approval stating that I will be racing for them next year. This is not true – I have not signed a contract with Alpine for 2023. I will not be racing for Alpine next year." This led to legal disputes, and only a month later, McLaren announced the contract with Piastri for 2023 after the FIA Contract Recognition Board ruled that Alpine had no rights to the services of the Australian driver. Over the past three and a half seasons that Oscar has been racing for McLaren, he has earned 891 points, started from pole 6 times, reached the podium 28 times, and achieved 9 victories. The Alpine team, during the same period, earned 342 points and only 3 podiums. History has shown that Piastri was right in his choice, but today fans did not hesitate to remind the McLaren driver of the events from four years ago on social media. Oscar did not ignore the messages he received and responded on social media with his characteristic subtle humor: "Thank you to everyone who congratulated me on the anniversary."