F1 2022: Schumacher: “It is criminal for the Alps to leave a jewel like Alonso”

TheFormula 1 has gone on vacation, but the news is constantly pouring in and reactions to itAlonso signed by Aston Martin for next season, very. it is now Ralf Schumacher who tries to think about what happened in the Alps in the past two weeks, with the frustrating announcement of Biastri next to the French squarethe movement in which Fernando says goodbye.

The German did it at SkySports F1, giving them an interview where he went through various current issues.

He admits that he understands, albeit with nuances, what could have happened within the team to find himself in this situation.. “There are a lot of rumors. One thing was clear: Alpine was initially not interested in putting the Piastri in the car next year.” Because he saw that young drivers needed a certain amount of time “to keep gaining experience,” Schumacher explains.

Anyway, it analyzes the movement of the box after what happened in the past few days and, above all, with the management of a mode Biestry for next year. Although he also believes that moving with Fernando Alonso is still a mistake.

“When you have a jewel like that, it is a crime to leave it. If you are not able to make contracts well, you cannot blame the youth. In addition, the manager, Mark Webber, has a very, very close relationship with the boss of McLaren, Andreas Seidl,” says Ralf Schumacher.

Hard for the crew chief

He is particularly harsh with Otmar Szafnauer’s behavior due to his handling of the situation. “This is a shame of all this,” He points out that he did not see Alonso’s move to change teams coming and was left, at least for the time being, with no options to sign for Piastri, from whom he has hinted that he expects more fidelity from him.

However, the German does not agree. “He has to blame himself. Oscar did nothing wrong,” he says, because of the hole in it The Alps were covered until Fernando announced his departure.

He believes, for the time being at least, that negotiations with Piastre are not going in the right direction, although he cannot be certain. “There are a lot of broken people now,” he says. And he insists: “Something like that has certain risks, but I think no one values ​​working together anymore.”

As for who will be Esteban Ocon’s partner next year, he’s putting the names on the table though he’s unsure of it, given the heightened uncertainty that appears to surround the team.

“Mick [Schumacher] He hasn’t signed a contract yet. So it will be a filter. Filter quickly as can be Nico Hulkenberg is there, too. Then there’s the issue of Daniel Ricciardo…”, the sentence relating to rumors that the Australian could leave McLaren.