Socceroos captain and goalkeeper Mat Ryan has moved from Spain to Denmark in search of regular first-team football ahead of this year’s World Cup.
Ryan, 30, has left La Liga club Real Sociedad to join Danish Superliga champions FC Copenhagen on a two-year deal.
“I’m really looking forward to becoming part of a big club like FC Copenhagen, which has a fantastic reputation throughout Europe,” Ryan said in a club statement.
“The team has great quality and the ambitions for the club are high in terms of winning titles and competing in the biggest tournaments in Europe. I will work hard to contribute to that.”
Ryan signed with Real Sociedad in July last year following a spell at English Premier League club Arsenal, where he was on loan from Brighton.
However, he only made nine appearances in all competitions last season, playing second fiddle to Sociedad’s first-choice gloveman Alex Remiro.
With the World Cup starting in November, Ryan could ill afford further time on the bench, and jumped at the chance to join FC Copenhagen, who recently lost goalkeeper Kamil Grabara to a serious facial injury.
FC Copenhagen sporting director Peter Christiansen said: “After Kamil Grabara’s injury, we have been looking for an addition to the goalkeeper position, and we are very satisfied with the solution, which both in the short and long term ensures increased competition and quality in that position.
“Maty has played many games in some of the world’s biggest leagues and still has plenty of hunger to do well at FC Copenhagen and for Australia in the World Cup.
“We are looking forward to having him in the team and are sure that he will strengthen our squad.”
Former South African cricket umpire Rudi Koertzen, labeled the ‘slow finger of death’, has died in a car accident aged 73.
“Rudi suffered fatal injuries after an accident near Stilbaai between Cape Town and Gqeberha,” said a family spokesman.
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“My father went to a golf tournament with some friends and they were expected to come back on Monday, but it seems they decided to play another round of golf,” his son Rudi told a Gqeberha radio station.
The South African team will wear black armbands on Wednesday in honor of Koertzen when they face England at Lord’s in London in a Test match.
Koertzen first umpired in 1981, handled his maiden international assignment 11 years later, and retired in 2010 after a Test between Australia and Pakistan in Leeds, England.
He became known as the ‘slow finger of death’ because he very slowly raising his finger whenever indicating a batsman was out.
His death rocked the cricket world.
Umpire and long-time colleague Aleem Dar paid tribute to Koertzen: “It is a very big loss forever for his family and then for South Africa and cricket. I stood in so many games with him. He was not only very good as an umpire but also an excellent colleague, always very cooperative on the field and also always willing to help off the field. Because of the way he was, he was also well respected by the players.”
Australian great Jason Gillespie wrote: “RIP Rudy- very good umpire, nice man. Thoughts are with his family and friends of him. ”
Indian star Virender Sehwag wrote: “Ok Rudi Koertzen! Om Shanti. Condolences to his family from him. Had a great relationship with him. Whenever I used to play a rash shot, he used to scold me saying, “Play sensibly, I want to watch your batting.”
“Every umpire has their trademark and that was mine. The media labeled it the ‘slow finger of death’ and I found that pretty interesting. There is a story behind it,” Koertzen said in an interview.
“When my umpiring career first began, I used to hold my hands in front of me and every time there was an appeal, I would fold them against my ribs.
“The someone told me ‘Rudi, you cannot do that. Every time you raise your hands to fold them, the bowler thinks you are going to give him a wicket’.
“So I started clasping my wrists at the back. The finger comes out slowly because it takes time for me to release my grasp at the back.”
Jack Ginnivan first registered on Isaac Quaynor’s radar when his agent, John Meesen, asked him two years ago to look out for a “cheeky” new draftee and fellow Kapital Sports Group client.
But it wasn’t until this past summer when Ginnivan’s bravado and spunk caught Quaynor’s attention and he began gravitating to him.
Quaynor was mic’d up one pre-season session and, as a small defender, found himself regularly alongside the dangerous goalsneak.
“I was running past him just trying to razz him up a little bit, and he bit back,” he said of Ginnivan.
“We played on each other in a lot of the match simulation stuff towards the end of pre-season and it was always good fun.
“The more games you play, the more comfortable you feel, so when he wasn’t playing AFL football, he was kind of in his shell a little bit, then as his confidence grew he started to express himself in his own unique way.
“He’s a very confident fella out on the field, he’s very talented, he does some freaky things and he talks a lot of crap when he’s out there – and I love that.”
They have become best mates, with Quaynor watching in awe as the 19-year-old transformed into a “national sensation.”
The pair make up half of the Collingwood representation in the 40-man AFL Players’ Association 22 Under 22 squad, alongside Nathan Murphy and Rising Star favorite Nick Daicos.
“The best part is there are four of us this year and there’s a few other boys who could have been in the mix if they’d played a few more games,” Quaynor said.
“It’s an exciting young group we’ve got at the moment.”
But it hasn’t been all smooth sailing for Quaynor and Ginnivan, who were caught up in a TikTok controversy in June after taking part in a social media trend where they rated women on their features and looks.
“You need to learn from the mistakes you make, and I definitely did,” he said.
“As soon as it came to the media and ‘Wrighty’ (football boss Graham Wright) and things like that; I was automatically remorseful and wanted to get that apology video out to try and nip it in the bud.
“It was pretty full-on but sometimes you’ve got to cop a whack to learn some things.”
Quaynor is convinced Collingwood can win this year’s premiership after a barnstorming run of 11 consecutive victories, including six straight by single-digit margins and eight overall.
The extraordinary run comes a year after the Pies finished second-last and sacked coach Nathan Buckley before hiring Craig McRae, who won his players over with a pre-season pledge to be “a man of his word”.
“It’s been a bit of a whirlwind and a great year to date,” Quaynor said.
“I think the way ‘Fly’ (McRae) and the rest of the coaching staff have been able to direct the ship and create this family, winning environment and culture so quickly is pretty special.
“Us young boys are really buying into that and kind of drive that, which really helps as well.”
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AFLPA 22UNDER22 SQUAD
DEFENDERS
Keidean Coleman (Bris), Isaac Quaynor (Coll), Nathan Murphy (Coll), Nick Daicos (Coll), Hayden Young (Frem), Jordan Clark (Frem), Sam De Koning (Geel), Harrison Petty (Melb), Bailey Scott (NM), Nick Blakey (Syd), Tom McCartin (Syd)
MIDFIELDERS
Sam Berry (Adel), Adam Cerra (Carl), Sam Walsh (Carl), Andrew Brayshaw (Frem), Caleb Serong (Frem), Matt Rowell (GC), Noah Anderson (GC), Tom Green (GWS), Jai Newcombe (Haw), James Jordon (Melb), Connor Rozee (PA), Zak Butters (PA), Chad Warner (Syd), James Rowbottom (Syd), Justin McInerney (Syd), Bailey Smith (WB)
FORWARDS
Darcy Fogarty (Adel), Cameron Rayner (Bris), Jack Ginnivan (Coll), Nic Martin (Ess), Michael Frederick (Fre), Izak Rankine (GC), Kysaiah Pickett (Melb), Max King (StK), Errol Gulden (Syd), Aaron Naughton (WB), Cody Weightman (WB)
The Waratahs have added some punch to their line-up for the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season.
New South Wales has signed Fijian wrecking ball Nemani Nadolo to a one year deal, 12 years after the club cut him loose.
Nadolo is a Fijian Test superstar who has scored 22 tries in 32 caps for his country.
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Nemani Nadolo in action for the Crusaders against the Waratahs.
He stands 195cm tall and weighs just shy of 140 kilograms, and his highlight reels feature plenty of barnstorming runs over the top of opposition wingers.
He made his Test debut for Fiji in 2010, when now Waratahs coach Darren Coleman was an assistant for the Pacific nation.
Nadolo was Super Rugby’s equal-leading try-scorer with the Crusaders in 2014, and has most recently been playing with Leicester in England’s Premiership.
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“Who would’ve thought after leaving these doors 12 years ago I’d get another opportunity to be part of the club again,” Nadolo said.
“I’m grateful to Darren and the board for having faith in me and giving me another opportunity.”
The coach is glad to have the hulking Fijian on board.
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“We’ve all seen what Nemani has done in world rugby in the last 10 years and it’s incredibly exciting to have him in a sky blue jersey,” Coleman said.
“One of the things we identified from our season review was the need to add some size and power to our roster, and Nemani brings a lot of size and physicality which will add an extra dimension to our team.
“He’s motivated to get back to Sydney have another crack at Super Rugby and push his claims to get in the Fijian Test team for their 2023 Rugby World Cup campaign.”
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The Australian team, nicknamed the Kookaburras, scored 29 goals through their undefeated pool stage, adding another 10 in the two final appearances.
In a fierce midday sun at the University of Birmingham complex, the Kookaburras blitzed the opening half and put five goals in past the Indian defenders, leaving the number four-ranked team in the world shellshocked and unable to recover, losing 7-0.
Tom Wickham celebrates after scoring Australia’s fourth goal. Credit:Getty Images
Blake Govers’ scintillating form in front of goal in this competition continued, scoring his seventh in the opening minutes in a powerful conversion from a penalty corners.
Jacob Anderson (2 goals), Nathan Ephraums (2) and Tim Wickham all joined in to put the result beyond doubt. Flynn Ogilvie scored his first goal of the tournament in the final term.
The talented Indian side was dealt a killer blow when they lost their skipper Manpreet Singh in the second quarter in a heavy clash with Australian skipper Aran Zalewski. Singh left the field with a collarbone injury and the Kookaburras made the most of his absence from him.
Tom Wickham and Nilakanta Sharma compete for the ball. Credit:
A large Aussie contingent in the packed stands started singing Waltzing Matilda in the final moments with the result helping to subside the heartbreak of a penalty shootout loss in the Olympic final against Belgium last year.
“It has been incredible,” Ockenden said.
“You won’t find anything else in your life that you can do so passionately. To be able to play hockey for so long and do what I’ve been able to do, I have been very lucky.”
Co-captain Aran Zalewski said the Kookaburras were building a “great dynasty”.
The 31-year-old, who grew up in Margaret River south of Perth, scored three goals in the competition and has been ever-present for the Kookaburras in their biggest tournaments since late 2013.
“We’re really proud of the history we have,” Zalewski said. “Every team that comes is a different team (but) we know we have to come out and perform. We enjoy it and we pride ourselves on performing well here.”
He said Ockenden was “still looking like a spring chicken” in a team where competition for a spot in the starting line-up is fierce in the build-up to next year’s World Cup.
“We can draw on so many experiences he’s had…highs, lows, things that are indifferent. Just having someone that’s so calm under pressure, he is a humble guy and a fell gooda”.
Nursing his arm in a sling, Indian captain Manpreet Singh said Australia’s attacking pressure didn’t allow his team to play their own game.
“This was not the result we wanted. A good fight, a closer result… then we would be happy, but this is not the result we wanted. We could have done something more, we could have created more opportunity, but we didn’t play our best game,” Singh said.
“This is the best hockey in the world, they are one of the best teams in the world. You can’t make mistakes against these kind of teams.”
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Eels star Isaiah Papali’i’s push for a backflip from his $1.9 million Tigers deal has taken a fresh twist with reports he is also angling for a return to the Warriors.
Papali’i raised concerns about his Tigers deal after they sacked Michael Maguire, while the Eels have upped their offer in a bid to retain his services, but a potential return to the Warriors is the latest development in his contract saga.
“Isaiah Papali’i signed a contract with Michael Maguire at the helm at the Tigers and now with Madge not there he is certainly not committing to it,” Braith Anasta said on NRL 360.
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“There is speculation about whether he will go or stay. I have not been convincing.”
Paul Kent believes the link to a return to the Warriors is a sign Papali’i is trying to make sure he does not end up at the Tigers at all costs.
“He hasn’t been convincing,” Kent said.
“Not only has he floated earlier in the year that he wants to stay at Parramatta, but it has also come out now that he is looking at a return to the Warriors, which is interesting.”
However, The Daily Telegraph’s Dave Riccio believes the links to the Warriors deny the reason he wanted to backflip on the Tigers in the first place.
“That won’t eventuate because the Warriors are the only club that provides wriggle room for Papali’i to get out of the contract because it is the only feasible reason he could use, which is for personal reasons because his girlfriend still lives in New Zealand,” Riccio said.
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Isaiah Papali’I wants to get out of his deal with the Tigers.Source: Getty Images
“That’s not the reason he wants to leave the Tigers. The reason he wants to leave the Tigers is because he wants to stay at Parramatta.
“His angst isn’t with . . . it is not about going home to the Warriors and New Zealand. It is about staying at Parramatta.”
However, Kent believes if the Warriors were able to meet his financial demands, then he could also return to the Warriors for family reasons and leave both the Eels and the Tigers in the lurch.
“That is true but if the Warriors now do come in with a late offer?” Kent questioned.
“Or is it about not going to the Tigers?”
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Isaiah Papali’I wants to stay at the Eels.Source: News Corp Australia
Paul Crawley believes Papali’i can only blame himself for signing with the Tigers, who have a history of sacking coaches.
“If he has any angst it should be with himself and his management,” Crawley said.
“I have signed with the Tigers. I have signed with a club that changes coaches almost annually.
“He took the big money on offer. Yes Michael Maguire was the coach, but the Tigers have gone through four coaches in the last 10 years. It shouldn’t come as any great surprise.
“The Tigers have got to hold their ground on this.”
However, Paul Kent and Braith Anasta pointed out that sometimes the coach is the main reason for players signing with clubs.
“Players sign with coaches,” Kent said.
“My take on this is different because when I first heard this I thought, I have not got to honor his contract,” Anasta said.
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“Then I had to think about it myself and I was in a very similar situation.
“It was the Tigers, but it could have been any club, where I signed at that club and Tim Sheens was the coach.
“He signed me for a specific reason. He wanted a certain something out of me in terms of leadership and direction with a few players there and he made the sell to me.
“He was the coach and the Australian coach and I wanted to play under Tim Sheens. That was the only reason I signed. The sole reason I signed.
“Then he got sacked a few weeks later. I honored the contract, but now I look back at it and I think it was a poor decision from me.
“If I had my time over it would have been in the best interests of me and the club not to go there because it wasn’t the right fit.
“I was taking hit ups off taps, which is one thing, but what I’m trying to say is if he doesn’t want to go there and he only went there because a coach wanted him for a specific role to play his part in that team.
“Sometimes motivation is solely because of the coach.
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“But if he has got the Warriors involved that is taking the piss because that to me is him just saying, I don’t want to go to the Tigers.”
Kent believes the Tigers are being hypocritical of Papali’i breaking his contract when they broke Michael Maguire’s in sacking him.
“The flip side for the Tigers is when they signed him (Papali’i), they had Michael Maguire as their contracted coach,” Kent said.
“They are happy to sack Maguire and break that contract, which then breaks the terms or understanding that was there with Papali’i.”
Regardless, Kent believes Papali’i’s inability to commit fully to the Tigers means the club needs to act fast to ensure their own best interests.
“Even yesterday when he spoke and he was very noncommittal and at one point he said, look I’ll just wait until November and sort it out then,” Kent said.
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“Now the Tigers have got every right to say hang on, you have got to figure out what is going on.
“They have got a salary cap to manage. They can’t sit there and wait for this guy until November.”
Riccio believes the Tigers are better off cutting their losses with Papali’i because he clearly isn’t committed to the club’s new vision for the future under Tim Sheens and Benji Marshall.
“That’s why the Tigers should move on now and use Papali’i’s money before it gets too late,” Riccio said.
“If they wait until November they won’t be able to use their money.
“The Tigers are at a critical point in their history. This is a turning point for the Wests Tigers club under Tim Sheens and the future under Benji Marshall.
“What do we stand for? What is our culture? Who do we want here? That’s all I’ve heard about what it is going to be like under Sheens and Marshall. We want players who want to represent the Wests Tigers and who want to be there.
“Have we heard Isaiah Papali’i say once, I cannot wait to get to the Wests Tigers?”
AFL Media’s chief correspondent Damian Barrett says it’s “time to go” for Mark Ricciuto from his role at the Adelaide football club.
Ricciuto, the club’s footy director, has seen his position at the Crows under increasing pressure since the release of Eddie Betts’ autobiography, The Boy From Boomerang Crescent.
Josh Jenkins and Bryce Gibbs have also provided damning accounts of the club’s 2018 pre-season camp of which Ricciuto had oversight for as footy director at the time.
Barrett admitted he’d heard good things about Ricciuto’s character, but suggested the club needed a “fresh approach” without him.
“He’s been very aggressive in targeting the individuals concerned in the whole reporting of this story, and there’s a Glenn Archer element to his time (on the board),” Barrett told The Sounding Board podcast.
“(He’s an) all-time great footballer for the club. (But) I question the role and effect and manners of the role as a director of the football club and I would have thought his time at the club as a result of this, after a long time at the club with other questionable decisions, might be up.
“Time to go… time for a fresh look, a fresh approach, and certainly a different, maybe more empathetic approach to the director role at that footy club.
“I’m not one to call for people to stand down, and this is an honorary job anyway, so he’s not going to lose any wages out of the role.”
Adelaide CEO Tim Silvers apologized to Betts last Wednesday, but in a sign that perhaps the club is committed to betterment, Silvers and chairman John Silvers penned an open letter on Monday.
“The most important thing we can do now is listen and offer our support,” the statement read while apologizing to those affected by the camp.
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Ricciuto offered an apology of sorts on his radio show on Triple M Adelaide last Wednesday, but drew criticism for appearing to try and move on just hours after the release of Betts’ biography.
Respected SEN broadcaster Gerard Whateley is another who has commented on Ricciuto’s tenability, indirectly calling for him to be removed from his position or to resign.
However, reports from Monday suggested the club legend was “determined” to hold onto his role.
The Sounding Board co-host Craig Hutchison shared Barrett’s sentiment, adding that Ricciuto’s term as director hadn’t been an overly successful one.
“(Ace a) footballer, 100/100. (As a) businessman, exceptional, very influential businessman, made a lot of money and makes good decisions,” Hutchison said.
“(As a) person, great person. (But as a) footy director and his ability to manage that in media, substandard. He hasn’t had a great off-field impact as a director on that club and his ability to manage that conflict with his morning radio has been poor.
“It creates a problem every time (on the radio). He spoke for 68 seconds last Wednesday and was seen to be brushing it off or wanting to move on, and it just made it worse.”
Mike Tyson lost his famous pet tiger after the white Bengal tried to eat his neighbours’ dog.
The boxing legend was convinced into buying the wild cat after coming out of prison in 1995 following a three-year stretch.
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Tyson is believed to have had three tigers in all, costing him over $US80,000 each at the time.
But, according to his former boxing manager Shelly Finkel, he was forced to give them up after one fateful walk.
Finkel, who SunSport spoke with in New York, recalled: “His house was between two houses in Vegas.
“And on the right side, facing the street was a famous Vegas performer. And on the left side was a businessman who had some dogs.
“Mike decided to walk one of his Bengal tigers, he’s walking the tiger, and the tiger saw the dog and scales the wall to go and eat the dog.
“The man is looking out his window and sees a tiger coming over the wall to try and eat his dog and Mike is pulling him down.
“He gets him off the fence and that night Mike calls me and says, ‘Shelly, the ASPCA is here, I’m not allowed to keep cats in captivity, how do you think they found out?’
“I said, ‘How do you think they found out? Your neighbor sees him coming over the wall to eat his dog. How do you think they found out.’
“That to me was my favorite story with Mike.”
Finkel managed Tyson right up until his retirement in 2005.
But their history dates back to when Iron Mike was a teenage amateur sensation.
And they first worked together in 1988 when Finkel brokered a closed-circuit pay-per-view deal for Tyson’s win over Michael Spinks.
But following the heavyweight’s infamous 1997 disqualification for biting Evander Holyfield’s ear, Finkel became his full-time manager.
He said: “It was one of the greatest trips of my life. The adventures with Mike Tyson were phenomenal.”
Finkel was in touch with Tyson as recently as two years ago, when the boxing icon made a shock comeback.
Tyson, now 56, drew over eight exhibition rounds with Roy Jones, 53, and talk of a trilogy with Holyfield emerged.
But following Holyfield’s painful beating against former UFC champion Vitor Belfort, 45, the plug was rightfully pulled.
This story first appeared in The Sun and was republished with permission.
Cricket Australia could block Chris Lynn’s plans to play in this summer’s UAE T20 competition in a bid to protect the integrity of its Big Bash League.
Big-hitting Lynn was named on Monday night as one of several high-profile overseas stars to feature in the UAE tournament, which will directly clash with the Big Bash.
A number of BBL draft nominees were also named, meaning they will only play in the first half of the Australian competition before flying out in early January for the UAE, where the teams are now owned by cashed-up Indian Premier League franchises.
Australian officials have long expected that it would be the case with draft players and planned around it, with the exodus likely to come at the same time Test stars return to the BBL. But it is the inclusion of Lynn in the UAE’s list that does not sit comfortably with CA.
Under ICC rules, every player competing in an overseas T20 franchise league requires a no objection certificate (NOC) from their home board in order to feature. While Lynn no longer holds a national or state contract, Australia would still be considered his home base by the ICC.
CA officials had yet to receive a request for such a certificate for Lynn and made clear there is no guarantee it would be granted.
“Cricket Australia has not received any applications for NOCs pertaining to a player’s participation in any overseas competitions for the upcoming season,” a CA spokesperson said. “Our guiding principle remains the prioritisation and protection of Australia’s domestic summer of cricket and the interests of the game overall.”
The current players’ deal also outlines that NOCs are usually only granted outside the Australian summer, be it at the conclusion of state cricket for the IPL and grade cricket for all other leagues.
Lynn’s management, the players’ union and UAE league officials are aware of CA’s position.
Let go by Brisbane at the end of last summer, Lynn would still be a crowd-puller and magnet for TV audiences at any of the eight Big Bash franchises.
There has been interest shown and even talks with Adelaide, however the reality is no club could match the maximum salary of $650,000 on offer in the UAE.
CA also have some question marks over the validity of the ratification of the UAE league, given a whopping 72 overseas players will be welcomed with 12 in each squad.
The issue was raised at a meeting last month of national association bosses, who believe the ICC charter dictates an allowance of only nine overseas players per league.
BBL draft nominees on the UAE list of incoming players included Alex Hales, Sandeep Lamichhane, Mujeeb Ul Rahman, Evin Lewis, Colin Munro, James Vince and Dan Lawrence.
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Oscar Piastri never held an F1 contract with Alpine, and is therefore free to drive for McLaren in 2023, RacingNews365.com can reveal.
With Fernando Alonso’s 2023 move from Alpine to Aston Martin announced on 30 July, Alpine moved swiftly to promote current reserve driver Piastri to a race seat next year.
However, just two hours after Alpine’s statement confirming Piastri – which did not include any quotes from Piastri himself – the Australian released a statement of his own saying that he would not be driving for Alpine in 2023.
RacingNews365.com revealed last week that Piastri had instead agreed to a deal to race for McLaren in 2023 in place of the underperforming Daniel Ricciardo.
Now, well-placed sources at Alpine have told RacingNews365.comthat Piastri never held a Formula 1 contract with the team.
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Piastri had signed a contract with Alpine in November 2021, which contained a clause outlining the team’s obligations towards Piastri.
These obligations included giving Piastri a certain number of test kilometers in an F1 car, which RacingNews365.com understands is in excess of 3,500km, along with paying his expenses and making him Alpine’s reserve driver in 2022.
If Alpine fulfilled these obligations, an option existed for the team to place Piastri in a race seat for 2023.
Crucially, however, this contract was between Piastri and Alpine’s Driver Academy, rather than the F1 team.
This meant the contract was never registered with Formula 1’s Contract Recognition Board, as it was not a F1 contract.
Accordingly, when McLaren lodged their contract with Piastri with the CRB after signing the Australian, neither Alpine nor McLaren received any notification from the CRB of any conflict.
Though McLaren currently have Lando Norris and Ricciardo under contract for next year, RacingNews365.com has learned that McLaren intends to release Ricciardo from his deal.
Negotiations currently ongoing as to the terms of such a split, but RacingNews365.com understands that Ricciardo’s camp are looking for financial compensation in the region of $21 million.
This means the only options available to Alpine are to pursue the matter in a civil court. With Alpine’s parent company Renault Groupe registered in France, and the Alpine F1 team headquartered in England, it is unclear which jurisdiction would hold sway.
Should Alpine decide to pursue the matter in a civil court, it is understood that the team would chiefly be seeking financial compensation for losing Piastri, rather than a ruling obliging the Australian to drive for Alpine in 2023.
