(Photo : Clive Mason/Getty Images) SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE – Oscar Piastri of Australia and McLaren seems on from the drivers parade previous to the F1 Grand Prix of Singapore at Marina Bay Street Circuit on September 17, 2023 in Singapore.
McLaren has secured prized rookie driver Oscar Piastri on a long-term deal that may see him drive the papaya-colored automobile till the tip of the 2026 F1 season, on the very least.
“I am thrilled to be extending my partnership with McLaren for many years. I want to be fighting it out at the front of the grid with this team and I am excited by the vision and foundations that are already being laid to get us there,” the 22-year-old mentioned within the official assertion.
Piastri has had a superb rookie season, persistently placing up high quality drives for McLaren. He certified in third place in the course of the British Grand Prix and ended the race in fourth, his finest end in his younger F1 profession.
The Melbourne native had a sensational drive on the Singapore Grand Prix final Sunday, September 17. After qualifying in seventeenth place, he jumped ten locations within the Marina Bay Street Circuit to complete the race at P7.
Before getting into F1, Piastri had a adorned junior profession, successful the Formula 2 championship in 2021 and the Formula 3 championship in 2020.
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Piastri takes a dig at Alpine
After McLaren’s announcement of his new deal, the Australian driver took to X, previously Twitter, to hit again at his former staff, Alpine, the place he served as a reserve driver in 2022.
In August 2022, Alpine notably introduced that Piastri would drive for them in 2023. However, the youthful racer rapidly denied these claims, saying that the staff launched the press launch with out his settlement and he would not be driving for the French outfit.
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