Rising Star: An Introduction To Oscar Piastri F1’s Newest Racer

To see a 21-year-old boy in Formula One cockpit, driving for McLaren, sounds implausible. But Australian driver Oscar Piastri has made the headlines being the youngest driver in F1 2023. With the 2023 FIA Formula One World Championship around the corner, fans are excited to see Piastri race for McLaren.

Oscar is already being hailed as the next big thing in Formula 1. With the rise in his fame, his personal matters are also receiving more media attention. So read the full article to know everything about F1’s newest recruitment.

Started Off With A Toy Racing Car

Oscar Jack Piastri was born on April 6, 2001. His father, Chris Piastri, understood his son’s interest and talent in motorsport and supported Oscar’s dream. Chris told SMH that he brought a remote control monster truck for Oscar from his business trip to the USA, and this was where it all started.

Oscar began his karting career in 2011, followed by competing in European and other CIK-FIA-sanctioned karting championships. His initial mentor was former Australian karting champion James Sera who taught him for two years. At the age of 14, Piastri went on his first big foreign adventure to compete in an international karting competition at Le Mans, France, and finished third. It was clear from the beginning that Oscar had the talent and ability to ace in motorsport career. Another racer who made it to F1 is Logan Sargeant.

Funded By HP Tuners

Many of the racers are self-funded and are always looking for sponsors. As for Oscar Piastri, he landed his first major sponsorship from HP Tuners, a company owned by his father, Chris Piastri. Although his dad helped fund his career, the amount of money increased as the competition increased. So they had to seek other sponsors.

The Piastri family had to find about 500,000 euros to get on the grid for F3 with the Prema team, so they turned to ex-F1 racer Mark Webber and his partner Ann. Webber negotiated the final contract with Prema, helped Piastri with his sponsorship, and was confident in his protege.

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Alpine To McLaren

Oscar was Alpine‘s reserve driver after his Formula 2 title victory and had been with the team since 2020. The former Renault Sport Academy let Piastri take part in his first F1 test in October 2020. In June 2022, it was revealed that Oscar would be driving for Williams in 2023 on loan from Alpine, but Oscar rejected the announcement via Twitter post.

I understand that, without my agreement, Alpine F1 have put out a press release late this afternoon that I am driving for them next year. This is wrong and I have not signed a contract with Alpine for 2023. I will not be driving for Alpine next year.

— Oscar Piastri (@OscarPiastri) August 2, 2022

After some involvement in a contract dispute, Oscar was free to join a different team for 2023. Later, the news of Piastri’s signing with McLaren was announced. The 21-year olf Australian signed with team McLaren for his 2023 F1 season. Piastri will join Lando Norris for the upcoming season. As the newest and youngest addition to the F1 team, everyone’s looking up to Piastri for the upcoming race.

Piastri’s Dating Life

The former Alpine F1 team member is all set to make his McLaren debut this season, but apart from his career, another aspect of his life that people are interested in is his dating life. The young handsome racer has won many hearts over the years, and sorry to break it to you, but Oscar is in a relationship.

Oscar revealed his girlfriend with an Instagram post of them attending autosport awards. The duo looked adorable together. Oscar Piastri’s girlfriend is Lily Zneimer. Nothing much has been revealed about the pair’s love life, but they are seen often in events together. Piastri is happily in love, and we are happy to see the young racer’s love life bloom as well as his career.

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