Oscar Piastri wins FIA Rookie of the Year for debut season with McLaren
ABCAustralian Formula 1 driver Oscar Piastri has capped off a brilliant debut season by being awarded FIA Rookie of the Year Key points: Oscar Piastri's success in his debut F1 season has led to him being awarded FIA Rookie of the Year Piastri won the award in 2021 for his success in his maiden Formula 2 season The Melbourne-born driver became the first since Lewis Hamilton to achieve multiple grand prix podiums in their rookie season The Melbourne-born McLaren driver was presented the award at the annual FIA Prize Giving Ceremony on Saturday morning, AEDT. Piastri, who won the award in 2021 for his debut season in Formula 2, was sensational as a rookie F1 driver in 2023. Oscar Piastri wins Formula 1's Qatar sprint Photo shows An F1 driver, out of his car, surrounded by pit in the pit, being congratulated Australian rookie Oscar Piastri has taken his first victory in Formula 1, winning the sprint race in Qatar. It is the first time the FIA Rookie of the Year award, which covers several motor racing categories sanctioned by the FIA, has been handed to a F1 driver since Alex Albon in 2019.