Was McLaren’s ‘hold position’ order to its drivers really only intended to safeguard their positions while they lapped other cars.
Oscar Piastri articles archive
Vote for your 2025 Australian Grand Prix Driver of the Weekend
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Posted onWho was the best driver during the 2025 Australian Grand Prix weekend? Compare how they did and vote for the best.
Norris and Piastri are ‘free to race but there are rules we cannot cross’
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Posted onMcLaren team mates Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri say they have been given clear instructions on how they may fight each other on-track.
Snatching pole away from Piastri at his home track is “bittersweet” for Norris
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Posted onLando Norris admitted he felt bad for his team mate Oscar Piastri after taking pole position off him at his home track.
Piastri narrowly leads final practice as Bearman spins out again
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Posted onOscar Piastri raised the expectations of his home crowd in Melbourne by setting the fastest time in final practice.
McLaren signs multi-year contract extension with Piastri ahead of new F1 season
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Posted onMcLaren’s rising star Oscar Piastri has extended his commitment to the team by signing a new, multi-year contract.
Will Piastri score Australia’s first home win? Nine talking points for the season-opener
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Posted onOscar Piastri could become the first Australian driver to win their home race this weekend. Here are nine talking points for the first grand prix of 2025.
2024 Formula 1 driver rankings #6: Oscar Piastri
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Posted onOscar Piastri was consistently solid, and occasionally excellent, as he claimed two wins in his second season as a Formula 1 driver.
Did Piastri fall back or gain on Norris in his second season at McLaren?
2024 F1 team mates head-to-head
Posted onThe qualifying score line between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri widened in 2024, but the second-year driver still showed clear signs of improvement.
Verstappen apologised for collision, his penalty “speaks for itself” – Piastri
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Posted onOscar Piastri revealed Max Verstappen apologised for the collision between the pair on the first lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Vote for your 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Driver of the Weekend
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Posted onWho was the best driver during the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend? Compare how they did and vote for the best.
“Stressful”: Perez and Piastri vexed by stewards’ U-turns over deleted lap times
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Posted onSergio Perez and Oscar Piastri said their qualifying performances were compromised by the stewards deleting their lap times, then reinstating them.
Piastri leads Norris as McLaren pair end final practice quickest again
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Posted onMcLaren head into the final qualifying session of 2024 full of confidence after Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris set the pace in final practice.
McLaren make strong start to showdown as Norris and Piastri head times
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Posted onLando Norris ended a positive Friday for McLaren by setting the quickest time in the second practice session for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Verstappen and Hamilton “sad” to lose Dutch Grand Prix from F1 calendar
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Posted onMax Verstappen says he is proud of the Dutch GP organisers for their work on the event after they confirmed it won’t continue after 2026.
Vote for your 2024 Qatar Grand Prix Driver of the Weekend
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Posted onWho was the best driver during the 2024 Qatar Grand Prix weekend? Compare how they did and vote for the best.
Letting Piastri pass ‘was Lando’s decision – and good on him’, says Brown
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Posted onMcLaren’s senior management confirmed they did not tell Lando Norris to hand his team mate Oscar Piastri the sprint race win.
Norris planned to pay Piastri back after Brazil: “I’m not here to win sprint races”
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Posted onLando Norris says he intended to return a sprint race win to Oscar Piastri ever since Piastri gave him the win in the Brazil sprint race.
Norris overrules McLaren and hands sprint race victory to Piastri
2024 Qatar GP sprint race report
Posted onOscar Piastri received back the sprint race win he gave to team mate Lando Norris in Qatar after Norris yielded out of the final corner.
Vote for your 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix Driver of the Weekend
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Posted onWho was the best driver during the 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend? Compare how they did and vote for the best.