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Oscar Piastri

Born: April 6, 2001

Height: 5' 10" (178cm)

Hometown: Melbourne, Australia
Nationality: Australia Australian
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Sports Mole has 448 articles about Oscar Piastri. Articles 1 to 40:
McLaren driver Lando Norris on October 26, 2025
Preview:Brazil Grand Prix - track guide, weather, start time, how to watch, prediction
Sports Mole previews Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos, including a track guide, weather forecast, start times, how to watch and a prediction.
Nov 7, 22:15
 McLaren driver Oscar Piastri at Belgian Grand Prix in July 2025.
Oscar Piastri bias rumours swirl as title fight tightens
Fresh conspiracy theories suggesting McLaren is favouring Lando Norris over Oscar Piastri are spreading online, with the teammates now separated by just a single point in the standings.
Oct 29, 07:20
 Laurent Mekies on June 29, 2025
Red Bull dismisses 2026 talk as McLaren confidence grows
Red Bull says its ongoing upgrades are unrelated to next-generation engine concerns, countering McLaren’s claim that the former champions are compromising their 2026 plans to keep Max Verstappen in the drivers' title hunt.
Oct 28, 07:30
 McLaren driver Lando Norris at Belgian Grand Prix in July 2025.
Lando Norris takes title lead amid boos and bias claims
Lando Norris has climbed to the top of the world championship standings ahead of McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri, but his Mexico GP triumph was overshadowed by fresh accusations of team bias and a wave of boos from the crowd.
Oct 27, 08:40
 McLaren driver Oscar Piastri at Belgian Grand Prix in July 2025.
McLaren backs Oscar Piastri as slump continues
McLaren boss Andrea Stella insists Oscar Piastri’s recent dip in form has nothing to do with technical issues, dismissing rumours that the Australian’s chassis could be at fault.
Oct 27, 08:20
 Max Verstappen on October 27, 2024
Max Verstappen cuts gap as FIA faces fresh criticism
Max Verstappen’s podium finish in Mexico kept his championship ambitions alive and although Lando Norris took over from Oscar Piastri as points leader, the Dutchman actually narrowed the deficit to 36.
Oct 27, 08:20
 Helmut Marko pictured on August 31, 2024
Marko suggests Piastri feeling the title heat
Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko says Oscar Piastri may be starting to buckle under championship pressure, even as Max Verstappen and Red Bull endure their own difficult weekend in Mexico.
Oct 26, 08:00
 Max Verstappen on October 27, 2024
Verstappen says ‘mind games’ not needed in 2025
Max Verstappen says he no longer needs to rely on psychological tactics against his rivals, though he admits the growing pressure between himself and McLaren’s title challengers has echoes of his 2021 duel with Lewis Hamilton.
Oct 26, 07:30
 Lewis Hamilton on March 15, 2025
Hamilton urges McLaren to toughen up as Red Bull raises pressure
The uneasy calm between McLaren and Red Bull is starting to crack as the title fight heats up and even Lewis Hamilton says the papaya team must toughen up or risk being overrun.
Oct 25, 07:40
 Zak Brown pictured on October 18, 2024
Brown retracts Verstappen exit prediction amid resurgence
McLaren boss Zak Brown has walked back his earlier claims that Max Verstappen could leave Red Bull for Mercedes, now conceding the reigning champion looks more dominant than ever.
Oct 25, 07:00
 Red Bull driver Max Verstappen in April 2025.
Verstappen cool amid 'tape-gate' stir as McLaren tension grows
Oct.24 (GMM) The so-called ‘tape-gate’ saga that began on the Austin grid has followed Formula 1 into Mexico City, but Max Verstappen is steering clear of the controversy and of McLaren’s simmering internal drama.
Oct 24, 08:40
 McLaren F1 team principal Andrea Stella on May 18, 2025
Andrea Stella confirms no more McLaren upgrades as Max Verstappen closes in
McLaren says it will stick with its current package for the remainder of the season, even as Red Bull brings another car update and Max Verstappen ramps up the pressure in the title fight.
Oct 22, 08:20
 McLaren F1 team principal Andrea Stella on May 18, 2025
Stella stays calm as McLaren rejects ‘number 1’ driver debate
With Max Verstappen’s championship momentum tightening the title chase, McLaren is standing firm that it will not elevate either Oscar Piastri or Lando Norris to ‘number 1’ status.
Oct 21, 08:00
 Red Bull driver Max Verstappen after winning Japanese Grand Prix in April 2025.
Max Verstappen: ‘We need to be perfect’ as Red Bull eyes final upgrade
Max Verstappen has thrust himself back into world championship contention, slashing Oscar Piastri’s lead to 40 points after a commanding United States Grand Prix weekend that left Red Bull re-energised and McLaren increasingly tense.
Oct 20, 08:40
 Max Verstappen pictured on September 1, 2024
McLaren 'nervous' as Max Verstappen closes in on title fight
The tension at McLaren is mounting as Max Verstappen’s charge gathers pace, with team insiders admitting the pressure is starting to show on Oscar Piastri and across the entire Woking operation.
Oct 20, 08:20
 Max Verstappen on June 13, 2025
F1 title race hots up as Max Verstappen cruises to United States Grand Prix win
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen continues to close the gap on F1 title race leader Oscar Piastri with a routine win in Sunday's United States Grand Prix.
Oct 19, 21:40
 Max Verstappen pictured on September 1, 2024
Verstappen closing in as McLaren stumble in Austin
Max Verstappen continued his late-season charge in Austin, capitalising on McLaren’s disastrous sprint race double retirement to tighten the championship picture ahead of Sunday’s grand prix.
Oct 19, 08:00
 Max Verstappen on October 27, 2024
‘Too close for comfort’ as Verstappen pressure mounts on McLaren
McLaren’s relaxed title challenge has given way to rising tension, as Max Verstappen’s late-season surge piles pressure on the team to decide whether to let its drivers race freely or impose team orders.
Oct 19, 07:30
 McLaren driver Oscar Piastri at Belgian Grand Prix in July 2025.
Oscar Piastri, Lando Norris collide in US Sprint to gift Max Verstappen surprise F1 title chance
Max Verstappen wins the US Sprint after McLaren duo and Formula 1 Championship rivals Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris collide at the start of the race.
Oct 18, 19:00
 McLaren driver Lando Norris at Belgian Grand Prix in July 2025.
McLaren coy on Lando Norris ‘repercussions’ as Glock mocks secrecy
McLaren’s reputation for transparency has come under fire in Austin, after CEO Zak Brown refused to explain the “repercussions” reportedly handed to Lando Norris following his collision with teammate Oscar Piastri in Singapore.
Oct 18, 09:00
 Max Verstappen pictured on September 1, 2024
‘If my dad ran McLaren, there’d be no rules’ - Verstappen
Max Verstappen says his father Jos would take a very different approach to handling McLaren’s internal rivalry if he were running the team, joking there would be “no rules” at all.
Oct 17, 07:20
 McLaren driver Oscar Piastri at Belgian Grand Prix in July 2025.
Oscar Piastri-McLaren tension deepens amid new revelations
Questions about Oscar Piastri’s long-term future at McLaren are intensifying as courtroom testimony and fresh paddock speculation reignite doubts over how the Australian’s signing was handled and how stable his position now is.
Oct 13, 07:00
 McLaren driver Oscar Piastri after winning Spanish Grand Prix in June 2025.
Report: Piastri camp held failed talks with McLaren
Tension inside McLaren is said to have deepened after an unsuccessful attempt by Oscar Piastri’s management to ease growing friction with teammate Lando Norris.
Oct 10, 08:00
 Christian Horner pictured in August 2024
John Elkann and Benedetto Vigna speak out as Christian Horner rumour spreads
Ferrari’s top management has stepped forward publicly amid intensifying unrest at Maranello, and as new speculation links former Red Bull boss Christian Horner to a possible future role with the Italian team.
Oct 10, 07:20
 McLaren driver Oscar Piastri at Belgian Grand Prix in July 2025.
Oscar Piastri signing blamed for collapse of Palou–McLaren deal
Alex Palou has told a London court that Oscar Piastri’s arrival at McLaren was the turning point that led him to walk away from the team’s IndyCar programme, according to a report.
Oct 10, 07:00
 Zak Brown pictured on October 18, 2024
Brown rejects claim he misled Palou with F1 promise
Zak Brown has dismissed allegations that he enticed IndyCar champion Alex Palou with hints of a Formula 1 future to convince him to join McLaren’s US operation.
Oct 9, 07:00
 Charles Leclerc on March 15, 2025
Manager hints Leclerc 'waiting' to see Ferrari's '26 form
Charles Leclerc’s manager Nicolas Todt expects a “very hot” Formula 1 driver market in 2027, a forecast that coincides with mounting speculation about Oscar Piastri’s long-term future.
Oct 8, 08:20
 Frederic Vasseur pictured on July 2024
Ferrari bosses summon crisis talks after internal clash
Ferrari’s leadership is stepping in as tensions inside Maranello reach boiling point, with reports of a heated argument between team principal Frederic Vasseur and senior engineer Matteo Togninalli after Singapore qualifying.
Oct 8, 08:00
 Lewis Hamilton on March 15, 2025
Lewis Hamilton warns Oscar Piastri to stand his ground in McLaren feud
Lewis Hamilton has offered Oscar Piastri a sharp piece of advice as tensions with McLaren teammate Lando Norris continue to rise: “Don’t give up any more positions.”
Oct 8, 07:20
 McLaren driver Oscar Piastri at Belgian Grand Prix in July 2025.
Rumours link Piastri to Ferrari as McLaren rivalry turns toxic
McLaren’s dominance on track is being overshadowed by growing turmoil within its driver lineup, as Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris’s title fight spills into open tension.
Oct 7, 07:00
 Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri on June 1, 2025
McLaren seal title as Lando Norris-Oscar Piastri tensions boil over
McLaren clinched the 2025 Constructors’ Championship in Singapore, but the milestone was clouded by an explosive first-lap clash between title rivals and teammates Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.
Oct 6, 08:00
 Max Verstappen on October 27, 2024
Max Verstappen still doubts fifth title chances
Max Verstappen’s second place in Singapore kept his faint title hopes alive and confirmed that Red Bull’s post-Christian Horner resurgence now extends beyond low-downforce circuits.
Oct 6, 07:40
 Mercedes driver George Russell on April 10, 2025
Lando Norris cuts Oscar Piastri Championship lead as George Russell wins Singapore Grand Prix
George Russell cruises to victory in Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix as Lando Norris cuts the gap to Championship leader and McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri
Oct 5, 16:08
 Helmut Marko pictured in August 2024
Red Bull momentum builds as McLaren stalls
Max Verstappen’s post-Christian Horner revival continued in Singapore, with Red Bull suddenly back in the hunt for the world championship.
Oct 5, 08:00
 Max Verstappen pictured on September 1, 2024
Verstappen rates title hopes at ‘50-50’
Consecutive victories in Monza and Baku have catapulted Max Verstappen back into the 2025 championship fight, and suddenly it’s McLaren feeling the pressure.
Oct 3, 08:20
 Zak Brown pictured on October 18, 2024
Brown's huge pay packet tops McLaren stars
Zak Brown has joined the ranks of sport’s top earners, with his salary at McLaren now outstripping even that of his own Formula 1 drivers.
Oct 2, 08:20
 Helmut Marko on May 30, 2025
Helmut Marko praises Max Verstappen's GT3 triumph, backs F1 title fight
Dr Helmut Marko believes Max Verstappen's stunning GT3 success at the Nurburgring proves the Dutchman still has what it takes to mount "the greatest comeback of all time" in Formula 1 this season.
Oct 1, 08:00
 Zak Brown pictured on October 18, 2024
Brown firm on McLaren equality as Verstappen threat grows
Zak Brown says McLaren will stick with its policy of treating Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri equally, despite mounting warnings that refusing to nominate a clear number one could hand the 2025 title to Max Verstappen.
Sep 30, 08:00
 McLaren driver Oscar Piastri at Belgian Grand Prix in July 2025.
McLaren must back Oscar Piastri to stop Max Verstappen
Christian Danner believes McLaren’s championship hopes are at risk unless team boss Andrea Stella moves quickly to impose team orders.
Sep 29, 08:20
 George Russell/Guenther Steiner composite
Guenther Steiner makes bold George Russell prediction after Azerbaijan GP podium
Former Haas team principal Guenther Steiner exclusively tells Sports Mole what he thinks George Russell can achieve in the future following his podium finish at the Azerbaijan GP.
Sep 25, 16:02
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