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McLaren is believed to have signed Piastri initially on a reserve driver deal for 2023, one that it intends to upgrade to a race seat

I've not read the motorsport.com piece on this yet, but that sounds highly dodgy to me. If you were Piastri why would you refuse a race seat with Alpine for a reserve driver seat with McLaren? What if DR ends up staying for 2023, poor old Oscar gets another year on the sidelines.

McLaren must be pretty confident they can buy Dan out I guess?

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Also, why the f*ck do these websites not employ proof-readers before publishing? They'd never get away with missing words and poor grammar in the written media.

McLaren set to end Ricciardo’s 2023 F1 deal to make way for Piastri (autosport.com)

It's now on Autosport as well.

"Ricciardo and the team will now have to agree a settlement involving a substantial pay-off in order for him to walk away at the end of this season"

If true after the spanking Lando has given Danny I can't see him staying in F1, America maybe? 

Grammar is not one of my strengths but it seems better here.