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.
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1996 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
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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McLaren 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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Oscar Piastri made his Formula One debut only a few weeks ago but Sky Sports F1 commentator David Croft has already made a big prediction about his future behind the wheel. “He is the real deal. I like Oscar Piastri. As a human being I think he is fantastic, he’s really approachable, very chatty –
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Oscar Piastri’s Formula 1 debut did not go as he would have hoped in Bahrain, especially after all of the drama and hype leading to his first race for McLaren. The Australian was eliminated in Q1 and was then forced to retire from the race after 13 laps with a technical issue, with his teammate
MoreMidway through last season, the F1 paddock was sent into overdrive by Sebastian Vettel’s retirement announcement. Despite being on the verge of agreeing a contract extension with Alpine, Fernando Alonso decided to jump ship and move to Aston Martin to replace Vettel, leaving Alpine with an empty seat for 2023. The team swiftly announced that
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Lando Norris will be pleased to hear that McLaren have upgrades coming in a few races’ time, after the British driver and rookie team-mate Oscar Piastri endured a challenging qualifying at the Bahrain Grand Prix, with Norris having been eliminated in Q2 and Piastri in Q1. It was confirmed by McLaren CEO Zak Brown to
MoreIt was a season-opening race to forget for McLaren, with the Woking-based side clearly having a mountain to climb, after Lando Norris was forced to pit six times during the Bahrain Grand Prix. The 23-year-old made a strong start to the race before a pneumatic problem was discovered by the team, which resulted in him
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