Oscar Piastri is facing a difficult task at his home Grand Prix, after the Australian was eliminated in Q1 at the Albert Park Circuit. With fellow Aussie Daniel Ricciardo no longer being on the grid, all eyes have turned to Piastri to put on a show for the Australian fans at the Australian Grand Prix.
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McLaren’s chief executive Zak Brown has played down speculation about the future of British-Belgian driver Lando Norris after two tough races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. With back-to-back 17th place finishes, this is the worst start to a season Lando Norris has experienced since he joined Formula 1, raising questions about how long he’ll stay with
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McLaren have signed 15 employees from top teams across the grid, including Aston Martin, Ferrari and Red Bull, as the team embarks on an aggressive hiring spree in the hope of solving its current woes. The Papaya team is in the midst of a radical restructuring in the hope of breathing new life into their
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Former Williams and Ferrari team manager Peter Windsor has questioned why McLaren signed rookie Oscar Piastri and broke-up Lando Norris’ “very smooth” partnership with Daniel Ricciardo, with Windsor pondering whether the team see Piastri as their future. Norris was McLaren’s star driver whilst accompanied by Ricciardo, with the Briton having delivered exceptional performances time and
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McLaren’s Oscar Piastri is braced for “a pretty crazy experience” as Formula One heads to Melbourne next weekend for the third round of the 2023 season. Piastri’s Formula One career has gotten off to a rocky start, becoming the first to retire from the opening race of the season and finishing down in 15th in Jeddah.
More1996 Formula 1 World Champion Damon Hill has questioned if McLaren rookie Oscar Piastri is beginning to “regret” leaving Alpine for the Woking-based team, following McLaren’s woeful start to the 2023 F1 season. The start of his career at the pinnacle of motorsport certainly hasn’t gone smoothly for Piastri, who retired from the season-opener in
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1980 Formula 1 World Champion Alan Jones has given his honest opinion on Daniel Ricciardo’s chances of returning to the F1 grid in 2024, ahead of this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix. To this day, Jones is the only Australian to have ever won an F1 world title, something Ricciardo never really came close to doing.
More1980 Formula 1 World Champion Alan Jones believes that rookie Oscar Piastri can become Australia’s first F1 Champion since him, with the McLaren driver having won in every category “he has ever put his bum in”. There is absolutely no doubt that Piastri is a freakishly talented driver, with the 21-year-old being part of an
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Red Bull have kicked off 2023 with a near unstoppable performance, as they look set to retain their grip on both the Drivers’ Championship and the Constructors’ title. After two races, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez are almost neck and neck, with 44 and 43 points respectively, while the team is 49 points
MoreMcLaren star Lando Norris has revealed that he’s asked McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown several times to ditch the papaya livery and return to silver, with the likes of seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton having won his first title using the retro design. Hamilton’s first title came in 2008 whilst racing for McLaren, with the
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