Oscar Piastri was fearful of contacting ousted McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo during last summer’s F1 contract saga, but in the end, it was the latter who made the first step, much to the young Aussie’s relief. McLaren and Ricciardo decided to part ways at the end of August, a decision followed several days later by the confirmation of Piastri’s move to the Woking-based outfit. Earlier in August, the Alpine junior had been announced as Fernando Alonso’s replacement at the Enstone squad. But the highly rated 21-year-old rejected the offer, having already committed at that point to McLaren. Although Alpine disputed…