Oscar Piastri He was a proven Alpine rider last year, with Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon as starting pilots. His departure to McLaren became a soap opera, but finally the Australian will be part of the starting team along with Lando Norris.
He does not forget his origins and how Alonso changed his mentality. In statements collected by ‘GP Blog’, he talks about the Asturian: “I think Working with Fernando for a good part of last year was an eye-opener for me.
It also refers to lewis hamilton: “Obviously, he is a driver that I have watched race since he was little and Lewis is another one of them. I have seen his success during my time through the youth categories, it is going to be very special to race against these childhood idols.”
Regarding his departure from Alpine, Piastri has stressed that he wants to leave it behind: “My departure from Alpine I don’t think it will add more pressure to my debut. For me, the goals remain the same, nothing has changed.”
“I’m fine and the past is already past. There are probably expectations for me, but I am focused on starting my career at McLaren. I want to make sure I start this stage on the right foot and get into the rhythm as soon as possible,” explained Piastri.
He will be a partner of Norris and rookie in F1. And despite this, he aspires to defeat him: “I definitely have a very steep learning curve ahead of me, in my first year, and obviously Lando is already in his fifth year, but the first and most important thing for me is going to be to put myself back a day without having competed for more than a year and We’ll see what’s in store for me.”
