Piastri hits skid row, blames nobody but himself
It was lap 44 of 57 when Oscar Piastri came a cropper. In the McLaren garage, his mother yelled “No! No! No!”
It was lap 44 of 57 when Oscar Piastri came a cropper. In the McLaren garage, his mother yelled “No! No! No!”
As rain tumbles down at Albert Park, Oscar Piastri’s team says it is prepared for all scenarios the weather may bring as its young star chases a special Aussie achievement.
Can Oscar Piastri be world champion? ‘One hundred per cent,’ says McLaren boss Zak Brown. ‘And I wouldn’t bet against him this year.’
Alpine has signed dynamic young Argentine Franco Colapinto as a reserve and possible replacement driver for Jack Doohan. The young Australian is bullish about the rumour mill going into overdrive.
How does Piastri present himself? As an old man in a young man’s body. He’s reclining on a sofa and chatting away like he’s sipping coffee on a late-night TV show.
Max Verstappen’s an animal. He’s hardcore and let’s be honest about his rivals. On the Netflix doco, they can look a bit soft.
Oscar Piastri is not exactly bunny-hopping, conking out, freaking out and needing roadside assistance from RACV, but there is one flaw he must fix at the Australian Grand Prix.
Eye of newt and toe of frog – there’s been no homegrown winner of the Australian Grand Prix in 45 years. Mark Webber was among the victims of the curse of Albert Park, but he’s backing the nation’s rising star to finally break it.
A resilient Michelle Payne, who tragically lost her sister this week, offers words of advice for young women and girls to mark International Women’s Day.
Oscar Piastri has a burning desire to win the World Drivers’ Championship … this year.
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