Oscar Piastri missed out on the points by less than three seconds at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday — and the Aussie is lamenting three doses of awful luck. The McLaren rookie was tagged by Williams driver Alex Albon on lap one and, on lap nine, was cruelled by …
Read More »Teammate’s telling reaction to Piastri team order
A salty Lando Norris believes he could have “quite easily” held off Oscar Piastri had he not been ordered to let his young Aussie teammate past in the closing laps of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. With three laps to go of the 50-lap journey around the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, …
Read More »Head rolls over mismanaged Piastri contract
Alpine has laid off a key legal figure who was largely responsible for the loss of reserve driver Oscar Piastri to rival team McLaren earlier this year. Associated with Alpine as a junior since 2019, it was presumed that Piastri would be promoted to the grid to replace Fernando Alonso …
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