It seems harmless, but behind that face as an inexpressive child, an authentic killer of the steering wheel is hidden. His name is Oscar Piastri, he has three consecutive victories And it has more face of the world champion. The new Formula 1 star comes from Australia, and seems the only one capable of tame Max Verstappen.
The most involved public in Formula 1 knows Piastri well, but even the most casual can have a quite clear memory of him. Yeah, Piastri is that pilot who refused to be Fernando Alonso’s substitute and left Alpine planted in that torrid summer of 2022. Three years later, that movement can be using a World Cup.
Piastri is the great young rival that F1 needed for Verstappen
If the name of Oscar Piastri does not sound to you, see it pointing. The Australian pilot also won the Miami Grand Prix, and did so by tracing from the fourth grill position. Yes, it is his third consecutive victory, and The first McLaren pilot who does it in the 21st century. Before, the last was Mika Hakkinen.
Precisely Hakkinen is a good reflection for Piastri. Not only because of the coldness that both transmit, but for how they turned the internal situation of the team when McLaren had a winning car. Piastri is being put face to hakkinenand Lando Norris that of a David Coulhard who was always a want and I can’t.
And if Michael Schumacher respected Hakkinen, Verstappen respects Piastri. And he does not do it because he wants, but because the Australian is forcing him. Unlike Norris, Piastri is understanding how to respond to the aggressiveness of Verstappen. In Miami it was the last test, and that earned him victory.
After all, the facts are those that demonstrate personality, and Piestri has it from the same day that it reached formula 1. reject an offer from an official team like Alpine Hoping to hunt a better seat in McLaren. Piastri did it, and here he has his reward.
Yes, there is still a lot of cloth to cut. His advantage over Norris is only 16 points, and if Red Bull has not yet said his last word, Verstappen will return. But Piastri is already a star with its own light in Formula 1. A fact is enough. Only four current grid pilots have won three in a row: Lewis Hamilton, Verstappen, Alonso … and Piastri.
We will see how the season evolves, but to its 24 YEARS OSCAR PIASTRI It looks like the great young rival that Formula 1 needed for Max Verstappen.
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