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Oscar Jack Piastri is an Australian racing driver who competes in Formula One for McLaren. Piastri has won nine Formula One Grands Prix across four seasons.
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sports · Australian racing driver (born 2001) · racing driver · Formula One driver · also Oscar Piastri, Piastri
Born 6 April 2001 · Q28741262
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I don’t think it gets any harder than that, so I think clearly (there are) some things we need to review. I think double-stacking would have been the better call, but hindsight’s a wonderful thing, so I think we just need to see if we had any information that told us that was going to be a better choice.
My first dream in my career was reaching F1. The second one is winning a race.
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“I don’t think it gets any harder than that, so I think clearly (there are) some things we need to review. I think double-stacking would have been the better call, but hindsight’s a wonderful thing, so I think we just need to see if we had any information that told us that was going to be a better choice.”
“My first dream in my career was reaching F1. The second one is winning a race.”
racingnews365.com: Oscar Piastri points to season-long struggle in Zandvoort pole near-miss
SPEEDWEEK.COM: Oscar Piastri explains: These rivals will be breathing down McLaren’s neck
Auto Action: Oscar Piastri at the 2026 F1 Hungarian Grand Prix
AutoHebdo: Oscar Piastri tras la clasificación para la prueba de velocidad en Zandvoort: "Estoy aprendiendo y progresando, eso es lo más importante".
racingnews365.com: George Russell draws first blood as Oscar Piastri confirms Carlos Sainz texts - RacingNews365 Review
fiaformula2.com: Formula 2 in 2021: Oscar Piastri sets new standard with familiar names in the fray
autohebdof1.com: Oscar Piastri after Sprint qualifying at Zandvoort: "I'm learning and progressing, that's the most important thing"
Motorsport.com España: Piastri confirma el ritmo de McLaren y señala el detalle que le costó la pole
PlanetF1: Oscar Piastri has a simple response to Max Verstappen's huge Red Bull decision
grandprix247: McLaren have momentum with Lando Norris P2 and Oscar Piastri P4 in Zandvoort Sprint Qualifying
Speedcafe.com: F1 news: Oscar Piastri rues missed Dutch sprint pole
news.com.au: ‘Bittersweet’: Oscar Piastri clueless after Dutch Grand Prix qualifying
Motorcycle Sports: Oscar Piastri confirma intercambio de mensajes con Carlos Sainz después de la colisión en Hungaroring.
7BU: Oscar Piastri Could Be The Biggest Winner From Max Verstappen’s Contract Update
SPORTbible: Oscar Piastri speaks out on Max Verstappen contract decision amid Red Bull driver swap talk
sportingnews.com: What Max Verstappen’s new Red Bull deal means for Australia's Oscar Piastri?
racingnews365.com: Oscar Piastri confirms Carlos Sainz messages over blue flag fiasco
CODE Sports: ‘Hungry for another one’: Upgrades fuel Piastri comeback hopes
Fox Sports: The ‘good answers’ that could end Piastri drought; axed driver’s redemption shot: Talking Pts
Auto Action: Piastri backs McLaren to fight for Dutch Grand Prix victory
motors-addict: Piastri confirma el ritmo de McLaren y señala el detalle que le costó la pole - motors-addict
Yahoo Sports: Oscar Piastri addresses Max Verstappen's Red Bull contract extension: 'Nothing to do with me'
Speedcafe.com: F1 news: Oscar Piastri eyes Dutch redemption after Hungary heartbreak
El Intransigente: Fórmula 1: Piastri enfrenta un cambio de escenario con McLaren en 2026
Public attention spiked: 6,194 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.3× the usual 1,867, with 2 article edits. Coverage that week: “Oscar Piastri swore at his McLaren crew in frustration in Hungary, but any Formula One revival is up to him” (The Guardian).
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Public attention spiked: 9,111 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4.9× the usual 1,867, with 0 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 9,257 Wikipedia readers in one day, 5× the usual 1,867, with 1 article edits.
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Won the FIA Formula 1 Constructor Championship with McLaren Formula 1 Team (2025).
Took seven further victories, as well as his maiden pole position at the Chinese Grand Prix, as he finished third in a title battle with Norris and Max Verstappen
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Won the FIA Formula 1 Constructor Championship with McLaren Formula 1 Team (2024).
Replacing fellow Australian Daniel Ricciardo to partner Lando Norris
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Scott Mitchell-Malm of The Race compared his "relaxed intensity" to that of Max Verstappen
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Played for McLaren (2023).
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To partner Lando Norris, following a contract dispute with Alpine
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Won the FIA Formula 2 Constructor Championship with Prema Racing (2021).
Won the FIA Formula 2 Championship with Prema Racing (2021).
Stating "[he had] done basically everything [he] could [to prove himself]"
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For whom he tested the A521 at the Yas Marina post-season test, as well as the R
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Won the FIA Formula 3 Championship with Prema Racing (2020).
Was taken under the wing of nine-time Grand Prix winner Mark Webber and his wife, Ann; the former has served as his manager since and negotiated his move to Formula One
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Piastri partook in the GP3 Series post-season test at Yas Marina with Trident
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Returned to Australia to claim his third successive City of Melbourne Titles
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Piastri won his first championship at the 2019 Formula Renault Eurocup with R-ace GP
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Won the OGKRC Championship, City of Melbourne Titles, South Australian Championship, and National Sprint Classic Champion of Champions in Junior Clubman—he claimed a A$500 prize for the latter
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At the local Oakleigh Go Kart Racing Club (OGKRC) in Clayton South, aged 10
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Born 2001-04-06.
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