Oscar Piastri

Drivers call for more effective resolution in cases of gaining an unfair advantage as Magnussen F1 penalty drama “sets a very risky precedent”

Magdalena Put23 hours ago15 hours ago010 mins

Kevin Magnussen has found himself in hot water recently, with a potential race ban being discussed after just six rounds. Magnussen engaged in a heated wheel-to-wheel battle with Lewis Hamilton in Miami’s Sprint, picking up 35 seconds worth of penalties, mainly for leaving the track and gaining an advantage. Afterwards, Magnussen conceded that the penalties…

Piastri “is in a very strong place” following F1 Miami GP performance — Stella

Lucrezia Costa6 days ago6 days ago06 mins

McLaren’s weekend was definitely packed with emotions. On one hand, the Woking-based team scored its first Grand Prix win since the Italy 2021 as Lando Norris delivered the goods, but on the other his teammate Oscar Piastri definitely was not so lucky following a very strong Grand Prix. The Australian driver was involved in a…

Piastri “excited for Imola” as Norris’ F1 Miami GP win for McLaren “a very encouraging sign for the rest of the year”

Olivia Pursehouse7 days ago7 days ago06 mins

Piastri ended his tough race in Miami with a 13th place finish due to an unfortunate on-track incident with Carlos Sainz on lap 39. The Ferrari man attempted to overtake the Australian driver into turn 17, which resulted in contact and front wing damage for Piastri. After boxing and a front wing change, the 23-year-old re-entered…

Sainz believes it “probably would have meant another win” had he not made his stop a lap before race-defining Safety Car at F1 Miami GP

Evan Roberts1 week ago06 mins

Carlos Sainz, who came home P4 in Miami before a time penalty saw him drop to 5th following contact with Oscar Piastri, had a lightning launch from the line moving into second before turn 1. But all his good work was undone as the Red Bull of Sergio Perez steamed in, locking up his brakes…

Sainz, Magnussen and Stroll handed post-race penalties at the F1 Miami GP

James O'Connor1 week ago09 mins

Carlos Sainz has received a penalty for making contact with Oscar Piastri during the Miami Grand Prix on Sunday. On lap 34, things got really close between the pair as they battled for P4. Sainz tried to go around the outside into turn 11 but was aggressively shown to the run off by the Aussie…

F1 Miami GP | Qualifying | Verstappen beats the Ferraris to pole in close session

James O'Connor1 week ago07 mins

Q1 Kevin Magnussen posted the first time of the session with a 1:29.015. The Ferraris came out of the traps well, with Carlos Sainz’s 1:28.159 putting him 0.024s ahead of teammate Charles Leclerc. Perez, Russell, Piastri, Alonso, Ricciardo, Norris, Hamilton and Tsunoda completed the top 10 after 7 minutes. World Championship leader Max Verstappen came…

Stella: McLaren’s huge Miami F1 upgrades are worth “less” lap time than the package it brought to Austria in 2023

Nicolas Lopes1 week ago1 week ago07 mins

McLaren’s extensive updates to the MCL38 ahead of the Miami GP caught the attention of the paddock, after the team transformed its fortunes with an in-season package in Austria last year, there’s a possibility this could happen again in 2024 – and much earlier this time around. The extent of the upgrades means the car…

Norris admits he “pushed too hard” as pole opportunity slips away for Miami F1 Sprint

Harshpreet Kaur1 week ago1 week ago05 mins

McLaren’s upgrades were the talk of the town heading into the 2024 F1 Miami GP weekend. The whole updated package was given to Lando Norris. Oscar Piastri will receive the full upgrade package in Imola as he got 50% of it this weekend. McLaren were favourites for pole position at the start of SQ3 as…

F1 Miami GP | FP1 | Verstappen leads Piastri and Sainz as Leclerc’s awkward spin brings out the red flag

Magdalena Put1 week ago1 week ago05 mins

Formula One returns to the United States for the Miami Grand Prix. It’s a second consecutive sprint weekend, meaning the drivers only get one practice session to get to grips with the challenging street circuit before Sprint qualifying later in the day. Almost immediately the McLaren drivers came on the radio to complain about the…

“I think it’ll be a decent step forward” — Piastri on McLaren’s F1 Miami GP upgrade

Olivia Pursehouse2 weeks ago2 weeks ago08 mins

After last year’s difficult Miami GP for McLaren, they are bringing new upgrades into the weekend. In Baku last year McLaren brought in an upgrade that saw them into the next race in Miami, in which the Piastri and Norris finished in P17 and P19 respectively as a painful start to 2023 continued. With the…