
F1: Soap opera off-track overshadows start to Dutch GP weekend as Oscar Piastri saga concludes
The IndependentSign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy While the weekend action began out on track in Zandvoort, Formula One’s most enthralling summer soap opera reached its conclusion with the news that Oscar Piastri has signed for McLaren. The 2021 Formula Two champion has for the past month been in the middle of a squabbling match between McLaren and Alpine, with the latter’s public announcement that test driver Piastri would race for them next year immediately contradicted by the Australian himself on social media. open image in gallery Oscar Piastri has signed a deal to race for McLaren The French team, currently in a battle with McLaren for fourth place in this year’s constructors’ championship, have lost two-time world champion Fernando Alonso and one of motorsport’s hottest properties from their clutches in little over a month. On-track on Friday, first practice at the Dutch Grand Prix saw a rare Mercedes one-two with George Russell leading the way, two-tenths quicker than Lewis Hamilton, in a session that saw runaway championship leader Max Verstappen complete only seven laps before a gearbox issue forced his rapid RB18 to a halt in front of an adoring home crowd.
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Oscar Piastri signs new F1 contract with McLaren
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Formula One fans are all saying the same thing about Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris after Azerbaijan Grand Prix masterclass from Australian star
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Oscar Piastri reveals broken rib – which he sustained before first F1 victory
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Oscar Piastri wins the first Grand Prix of his F1 career after McLaren bosses order team-mate Lando Norris to let him past in Hungary, while Lewis Hamilton finishes third despite collision with Max Ve
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McLaren signs Le Mans winner Hirakawa as F1 reserve for 2024
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Oscar Piastri pens new long-term deal with McLaren until 2026... as the Aussie driver outlines his desire to be 'fighting it out at the front of the grid'
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Rising F1 star Oscar Piastri makes decision on McLaren future
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F1: Oscar Piastri extends Mclaren contract to 2026
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Formula One: Piastri blames inexperience for qualifying setback at Australian GP
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F1’s Oscar Piastri offers Australia a new kind of homegrown hero
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Oscar Piastri fails to finish Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix, with Max Verstappen dominant in victory
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F1: Zak Brown believes Daniel Ricciardo could return to McLaren but praises ‘sensational’ Oscar Piastri
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F1: Piastri has no fear of repeating Ricciardo’s struggles
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Mick Schumacher to double up as McLaren F1 reserve
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F1: Alpine and McLaren Agree a Settlement on Oscar Piastri
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Daniel Ricciardo crashes out of Q1 in qualifying for the Singapore Grand Prix
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Oscar Piastri will earn $30million LESS than teammate Lando Norris in his first season in Formula 1
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How F1 star Daniel Ricciardo proved he's all class in catch-up with Oscar Piastri and Mark Webber
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Oscar Piastri signed for McLaren NINE DAYS before Daniel Ricciardo's defiant social media post
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F1 ruling clears way for Piastri to drive for McLaren in ’23
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McLaren terminate Daniel Ricciardo's contract a year early to make way for Oscar Piastri
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Alpine offer Australian reserve Piastri to McLaren as F1 stand-in
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