21-year-old Oscar Piastri has reportedly gotten his career as a McLaren Formula 1 driver underway, with French outlet Auto Hebdo reporting that the Aussie took part in a ‘secret’ test at the home of the French Grand Prix. Piastri was an instrumental part in one of the storylines of the season, with the 2021 Formula
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McLaren made the bold choice earlier in the season to replace F1 veteran Daniel Ricciardo, who has underwhelmed during his time with the team, with a fellow Australian, young Oscar Piastri. The rookie has won both the Formula 3 and Formula 2 titles in 2020 and 2021, but failed to secure a seat in Formula
MoreOscar Piastri’s 2023 switch from Alpine to McLaren is perhaps one of the most highly anticipated in years, given how highly the young Australian is regarded in the paddock. The current Alpine reserve driver is part of a very exclusive club, of drivers who claimed the Formula 3 and Formula 2 World Championships in back-to-back seasons. Piastri claimed
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Sky Sports reporter, Ted Kravitz, aimed a savage dig at Alpine while speaking about Fernando Alonso and Oscar Piastri. Both drivers came into the season as part of the Alpine team, with Alonso partnering Esteban Ocon as a full-time driver, while Piastri was serving as a reserve. The young Australian was unable to compete in
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Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi has released an onslaught of anger towards current reserve driver Oscar Piastri, who will be leaving the team at the end of the season to replace Daniel Ricciardo at McLaren. The Frenchman’s comments regarding the Australian are as a result of the 21-year-old rejecting the chance to race for Alpine next
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It would be easy to understand why Daniel Ricciardo wouldn’t want to talk to Oscar Piastri, with the 21-year-old obviously taking the 33-year-old’s place at McLaren next season. However, it appears the outgoing driver has once again demonstrated the “true professional” that he is. It had been rumoured for a large chunk of the 2022
MoreAlpine CEO, Laurent Rossi, has launched an attack on Oscar Piastri following the breakdown of the relationship between team and driver. Piastri won the Formula 2 title last year while part of the Alpine academy, a year after the French team had helped fun his successful Formula 3 campaign. There was no room for the
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Oscar Piastri will reportedly earn just under £500,000 a year under his McLaren contract that will see him race with the British team until the end of 2024. The young Australian won the Formula 2 Championship last season, but could not find a seat in Formula 1 for this year. He was promoted to the
MoreAlpine reserve driver, Oscar Piastri, has revealed that he was considering calling Daniel Ricciardo to smooth out any awkwardness over the 21-year-old taking his compatriot’s seat at McLaren. Piastri started the year as a test and reserve driver for Alpine, shadowing full-time drivers, Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon. Team principal, Otmar Szafnauer, was trying to
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Alpine CEO, Laurent Rossi, has affirmed that he has no intention of making a hasty decision over the team’s driver line-up heading into next season. Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon started the year as Alpine’s full-time drivers, with Oscar Piastri in behind as a test and reserve having won the Formula 2 title. Alonso was
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