Piastri

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Aussies all make the same joke about Piastri (NEWS.com.au)

Oscar Piastri has survived the carnage to come away with his first Formula One points at the Australian Grand Prix.

Pace in clean air was solid, got stuck behind Yuki for a while but happy to get my first F1 points.” Piastri didn’t finish and was 15th in his first two races, while Norris was 16th and 17th to open the season. While McLaren moved up to fifth on the constructors with the points in Melbourne, Piastri admitted he was under no illusions as to where the team were at in the pecking order after Alpine had huge gaps but crashed out amid the carnage. After going pointless in the first two races, it was a much needed day for the team in papaya. Piastri crossed the line in ninth but was promoted to eighth after Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz was handed a five-second penalty for causing the carnage on the restart before the final red flag. Two red flags in the final three laps brought Piastri up to ninth across the line as the race ended in anticlimactic fashion as the cars essentially crossed the line behind the safety car.

Oscar Piastri hails 'great' result after 'crazy' race at Australian Grand ... (ESPN)

Oscar Piastri was left beaming from ear to ear after finishing eighth in his maiden Australian Grand Prix and recording the first points of his fledgling ...

"It's obviously not been a great first two races for the whole team, for largely things out of our control. "Definitely happy to get my first points on the board, especially here at home. He again made up a spot when Alexander Albon crashed his Williams on lap nine, bringing out the first red flag of the grand prix.

'Happened to be in the points': Piastri's frank admission as Aussie ... (Fox Sports)

'Happened to be in the points': Piastri's frank admission as Aussie avoids chaos in historic debut.

Pace in clean air was solid, got stuck behind Yuki for a while but happy to get my first F1 points.” “Esteban pulled a pretty big gap on me, it took me a while to get past Yuki, but I think at one point of the race we were somewhat similar in pace but I think at the moment, they’re a bit of a step ahead of us,” Piastri conceded. “Crazy race, happened to be in the points at the end of it.

Amid chaos and confusion, the local boy drives and survives (The Age)

Whatever Oscar Piastri achieves in Formula 1, it is safe to say he will never experience anything like his first home grand prix.

If Westacott and other good judges are right about Piastri, we’ll be seeing a lot of the local boy before that contract runs out. Although both Piastri and his teammate Lando Norris finished in the points here, a long, difficult season still beckons. His first outing here brought back memories of the day in 2002 when Webber, driving a clunker of a Minardi, steered his way clear of a first-corner pile-up that took out eight cars and ended up scraping into the points. He says, ‘When I went forward to spray the champagne there were a few hundred people down there. For the dominant Dutchman, it was a case of ticking off some unfinished business from a diminishing list. This meant a 58-lap race came down to a frenetic, two-lap sprint to victory.

McLaren rookie Piastri celebrates first points at 'crazy' home race (Reuters)

It's fair to say McLaren rookie Oscar Piastri will never forget his first Australian Grand Prix, having survived a carnage-filled race and the drama of ...

But happy to get my first F1 points." I think that’s the first race I’ve been involved in with three red flags," Piastri told reporters. "Chaos is how I would sum that up.

'Absolute mayhem' mars Piastri F1 breakthrough (Wide World of Sports)

And in a remarkable twist, the McLaren rookie finished in the points courtesy of Alpine's two drivers, Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon, crashing out of the race ...

While Piastri was a member of the Alpine academy, and was an Alpine reserve driver for the 2022 Formula 1 world championship, he also had a deal with McLaren after signing as Daniel Ricciardo's replacement. The race finished under a yellow flag as Max Verstappen cruised to his first Australian Grand Prix win. ['Shock' as rugby league icon rushed to hospital](https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/news-2023-the-mole-maroons-legend-sam-backo-in-hospital/ff6d67aa-96d0-4dd3-b078-0e2946ff4c4e) [Australian Grand Prix](https://wwos.nine.com.au/motorsport/f-1-australian-grand-prix-2023-live-race-results-winner-albert-park-melbourne-highlights-news-latest-updates/343eada8-a6bf-4f43-bf19-46abc2e078b4) And in a remarkable twist, the McLaren rookie finished in the points courtesy of Alpine's two drivers, Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon, crashing out of the race in the dying stages. [Australian Grand Prix](https://wwos.nine.com.au/australian-grand-prix) rocked by three red flags and eight retirements, hometown prodigy [Oscar Piastri](https://wwos.nine.com.au/motorsport/oscar-piastri) collected his maiden Formula 1 points on Sunday evening.

Piastri secured maiden F1 points in chaotic Aussie Grand Prix (Motorsport Australia)

In front of a record Australian crowd, it was a rollercoaster 59-laps at Albert Park as reigning champion Max Verstappen led Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso ...

Pace in clean air was solid, got stuck behind Yuki for a while but happy to get my first F1 points.” A red flag on lap 9 after Albon’s crash then saw Hamilton remain the race leader, however it didn’t take long for Verstappen to regain the lead and take control of the race. The final safety car period was one of many interventions across a highly entertaining race that finished as it started with carnage taking place across the board that continued to bring out red flags.

Piastri delighted with dream maiden points at home - Auto Action (Auto Action)

Aussie Oscar Piastri rose to the occasion and stayed calm amongst the chaos to score his maiden points in F1.

“Where the car is at the moment is not where we want it to be, but we have some things coming in Baku which we hope to improve our performance so to get these points at this stage is a really good result for myself and the team.” But for now I am just happy to be here in the points at home “The pace was pretty solid in clean air for both me and Lando and I think to have both cars well and truly into the points is great,” Piastri said. “I am so happy to be in the points and what better place to do it than at home,” This paved the way for the composed Piastri to go by and to get his career off the mark in a fairytale home race. In just his third Grand Prix and first at home, Aussie Oscar Piastri rose to the occasion and stayed calm amongst the chaos to score his maiden points in F1.

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