What should we expect from Oscar Piastri?

Scarecrow of promotion formulas where he has won three major titles, the Australian will have to quickly get back into the rhythm after remaining on the sidelines last season. Opposed to a leading teammate, the 21-year-old will now have to prove among the big boys that he is indeed the leader of the next generation.

Published on 28/02/2023 à 14:32

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What should we expect from Oscar Piastri?

Oscar Piastri will be directly compared to Lando Norris this year. © DPPI

The wait has lasted long enough. It's time to take the stage Oscar piastri. Deprived of a seat for a year when it should have been the deserved reward for his championship title F2 obtained with flying colors despite his rookie status in 2021, the Australian is only a few hours away from competing in his first career Grand Prix.

Consecutive winner of the Formula Renault Eurocup in 2019, from the FIA Formula 3 in 2020, and from the FIA Formula 2 in 2021, the former Prema driver arrives accompanied by a lot of expectations. Since the creation of the GP2 Series, which became FIA F2 since 2017, only Nico Rosberg, Lewis Hamilton, Nico Hulkenberg, Charles Leclerc, George Russell and Piastri achieved the feat of winning the title in the first year.

In the junior world, it is probably the strongest performance marker. And who says even references as the glorious names previously mentioned, says enormous expectations that go with it. As if he really needed that, the episode linked to his contract last summer didn't help.

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