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Oscar Piastri set to join Williams for 2023 F1 season.

Promising driver Oscar Piastri will reportedly drive for Williams Racing next year, with the announcement set to be made in the coming weeks.

According to The Race, Williams may confirm the news at the British Grand Prix due to be held on the first weekend of July.

Piastri is one of the most highly rated young drivers in the world, rising through the ranks to comfortably win the Formula 2 championship last year at the first attempt.

With Ocon already under contract for next season, it was expected that Piastri would take Alonso’s drive, and that the 40-year-old, two-time world champion would retire for a second time.

But instead, it seems that Alpine have agreed a loan deal with Williams for the Australian, with Alonso now likely to re-sign for another season.

As for who Piastri will partner at Williams, both of their current drivers’, Alex Albon and Nicholas Latifi, contracts expire at the end of the year, but it is highly likely that the latter will be leaving after consistently struggling at the back of the grid.