Eddie Jordan tips Oscar Piastri to join Max Verstappen at Red Bull after having been 'blown away' by Aussie in his rookie season in Formula One
Daily MailFormer Formula One team principal Eddie Jordan has backed Oscar Piastri to join Max Verstappen at Red Bull, after admitting he was 'blown away' by the Australian in his rookie season. Oscar Piastri has impressed in his first season in Formula One with McLaren Piastri finished fifth at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday after finishing fourth at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone two weeks earlier And Jordan believes the young Australian has already shown he has what it takes to challenge Verstappen in the near future. Eddie Jordan believes the young Australian could join Max Verstappen at Red Bull Verstappen leads the drivers' standings by 110 points over Sergio Perez Perez's future at Red Bull is uncertain as he's out of contract at the end of next season Speaking exclusively to Mail Sport last month, Webber hailed Piastri's 'extremely positive' start to his Formula One career. Jordan has dismissed Daniel Ricciardo's chances of returning to Red Bull The eight-time Grand Prix winner impressed while testing Red Bull at Silverstone earlier this month and his move to AlphaTauri - Red Bull's sister team - fuelled speculations he may replace Perez.