Oscar Piastri News, Rumors & Driver Updates

Recovery Drive Piastri finished sixth in the Sao Paulo Grand Prix Formula 1 race at the Interlagos circuit on Sunday afternoon.

Impact An early exit in Q2 would put the McLaren youngster back in the field to start the day. Piastri would roll off P10 at the lights out thanks to some grid demotions. He would get off well and jump to P8 in the early laps. On lap 4, Piastri would engage in a wheel-to-wheel battle with Max Verstappen. That would set the tone for the day for the McLaren driver. A switch back to intermediate tyres on lap 62 when rain returned to the circuit would put Piastri back in the field a bit, but he would rally to P6 by the checkered flag.

3 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Contact with Arvid Lindblad Piastri finished 13th in the Mexico City Grand Prix Formula 1 race at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on Sunday afternoon.

Impact It was a frustrating weekend for the McLaren youngster in Mexico. A poor qualifying session would put him deep in the field to start. Piastri would battle back to P7 though with tough racing. It would all come undone on lap 59 when Arvid Lindblad would overtake and demote him to P8. Piastri would fight back and challenge aggressively to retake P7. The two would make contact sending Lindblad into a crash. Piastri would cross the finish line P7 but would later be penalized 10-seconds post-race for avoidable contact and drop to 13th-place in Mexico City.

NOVEMBER 3 • ROTOWIRE

P7 in United States Grand Prix Piastri finished seventh in the United States Grand Prix Formula 1 race at Circuit of the Americas on Sunday afternoon.

Impact In the opening stint it was clear that the McLarens were struggling for pace. Piastri would be given team orders on lap 8 to let teammate, Lando Norris, by as he was being held up. He would then get locked into a tight, multi-lap battle with George Russell. Piastri would come out ahead in that battle and defend well down the stretch against Russell to secure a solid seventh-place finish in the United States Grand Prix.

OCTOBER 26 • ROTOWIRE

Rallies from Tyre Puncture Piastri finished fifth in the Singapore Grand Prix Formula 1 race at the Marina Bay Circuit on Sunday.

Impact Piastri started sixth on the grid at one spot back of teammate, Lando Norris. He executed a good race strategy, but lacked the pace of the Red Bull and Ferrari teams. Late in the race Piastri would be forced to take an unscheduled pit stop due to a slow leak from a tyre puncture. While initially a setback, the fresh rubber would end up playing to Piastri's advantage. He would track down Lewis Hamilton and overtake him on the last lap of the grand prix to secure a strong P5 in Singapore.

OCTOBER 12 • ROTOWIRE

Strategy Gamble Piastri finished sixth in the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia Formula 1 race at the Sepang International Circuit on Sunday.

Impact Starting the race in wet conditions with medium tyres was a huge strategy risk. Piastri would recognize on the opening lap there wasn't enough grip and would pit for intermediate tyres on lap 2. He would tumble to 10th-place but mitigate the track position lost with the quick decision. The McLaren youngster would steadily pick his way back forward and hold off a late challenge by Liam Lawson to secure a steady sixth-place finish at the Sepang International Circuit and collect 8 valuable points for McLaren.

OCTOBER 5 • ROTOWIRE

NASCAR's Larson maintains playoff lead with Kansas victory and Russell claims first F1 Grand Slam

Kyle Larson strengthened his Cup Series playoff lead with a dominant Kansas victory, while Kaden Honeycutt swept both stages and led 111 of 134 laps in a rain-delayed race for his...

SEPTEMBER 29 • Associated Press

Costly Mistake at Baku Piastri finished 13th in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix Formula 1 race at the Baku Street Circuit on Saturday afternoon.

Impact A strong opening lap would see Piastri get by Charles Leclerc for second-place. The McLaren youngster would hold that spot down with good defending until the lap 35 safety car. The restart would see Piastri lose P2 to Max Verstappen. Later on lap 40 he would suffer a costly lock-up that would send him into the runoff of turn 1. Piastri would tumble from third- to 15th-place. He could only recover two spots to P13 in the remaining laps for a disappointing finish in Azerbaijan.

SEPTEMBER 29 • ROTOWIRE

NASCAR's Logano moves into top 3 after Bristol win and F1 heads to historic streets of Baku

Joey Logano climbed to third in the NASCAR Cup standings with his 40th career victory at Bristol, while Sheldon Creed emerged with an 11-point advantage in the O’Reilly series

SEPTEMBER 22 • Associated Press

Opening Lap Clash Piastri finished eighth in the Spanish Grand Prix Formula 1 race at the Madring Circuit on Sunday afternoon.

Impact Heated battles in the opening lap would see Piastri clash with George Russell. The contact would damage the front wing of the McLaren and put it at an aerodynamic disadvantage. The long opening stint for Piastri would compound his problems. A green-flag pit stop on lap 42 would see him rejoin way back in P11. Piastri would have to claw his way past a handful of mid-field drivers in order to salvage eighth-place at the Madring Circuit on Sunday.

SEPTEMBER 14 • ROTOWIRE

Duel with Norris Piastri finished fifth in the Italian Grand Prix Formula 1 race at the Monza Circuit on Sunday afternoon.

Impact Piastri's three-place grid penalty would slot him P6 on the starting grid. He would spend the majority of the day managing the straight-line speed limitations of his McLaren and engaging in battles with Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen. However, it would be Piastri's battles with teammate, Lando Norris, that would get the most attention. In the closing laps the action would heat up and on the last lap Norris would overtake Piastri for P4. The younger McLaren driver would have to settle for fifth-place at the Monza circuit.

SEPTEMBER 7 • ROTOWIRE

Grid Penalty Piastri has been handed a three-place grid penalty for the Italian Grand Prix after the stewards found him guilty of impeding Liam Lawson in Qualifying, Formula1.com reports.

Impact Lawson would be on a flying lap in Q2 and would catch a wandering Piastri in the first chicane. The young driver would express frustration over the radio as the incident likely prevented him from advancing into Q3. The stewards would agree and would later assess a three-place grid penalty against Piastri. He'll now start sixth on the grid rather than the P3 that he qualified.

SEPTEMBER 5 • ROTOWIRE

Slow Pit Stop Piastri finished sixth in the Dutch Grand Prix Formula 1 race at the Zandvoort Circuit on Sunday afternoon.

Impact Piastri started the grand prix on hard tyres and would drop a spot on the opening lap to Charles Leclerc as a consequence. However, the early safety car and subsequent red flag would give him another shot at a standing start. This time Piastri would launch well and get around George Russell for P3. McLaren would pit him early in an attempt to cover an undercut by Russell, but the stop would go very slow and derail Piastri's track position. He would struggle from there with pace and fade to a P6 finish in Zandvoort.

AUGUST 24 • ROTOWIRE

F1 returns from break with Dutch GP and NASCAR heads to the Magic Mile

Joey Logano prevailed at Richmond after charging to the front late, while Formula 1 resumes its season following the summer break with the Dutch Grand Prix

AUGUST 18 • Associated Press

Late pit strategy lifts Ty Gibbs to NASCAR victory and IndyCar heads to the streets of Toronto

Ty Gibbs used a late two-tire call to win at Iowa, while Carson Kvapil prevailed in double overtime for his second straight O’Reilly Series victory

AUGUST 11 • Associated Press

Denny Hamlin leads NASCAR points race ahead of Iowa's short-track weekend

Denny Hamlin leads the NASCAR Cup points race, while Justin Allgaier sits atop the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series standings entering Iowa

AUGUST 4 • Associated Press

NASCAR's Corey Heim wins Brickyard 400 and a rare off week for auto racing's Big Three

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JULY 28 • Associated Press

Gearbox Failure Piastri suffered a gearbox failure and finished 20th in the Hungarian Grand Prix Formula 1 race at the Hungaroring on Sunday afternoon.

Impact An aggressive start from P3 on the grid would see Piastri vault into the early lead. He would control the opening stint of the race up until his lap 34 pit stop. He would rejoin into heavy traffic and have a clash with Carlos Sainz that would put him off his rhythm. He would lose the lead to Lando Norris as a result and ride P2 late in the race. However, his car with slow with 15 laps to go and come to a stop on the course with a gearbox failure. He would be hit with a disappointing DNF in Budapest.

JULY 27 • ROTOWIRE

NASCAR heads to the Brickyard and F1's Antonelli and IndyCar's Palou continue hot streaks

NASCAR returns to Indianapolis after Joey Logano broke through for his first Cup win of the year

JULY 21 • Associated Press

P5 in Belgium Piastri finished fifth in the Belgian Grand Prix Formula 1 race at the Spa-Francorchamps Circuit on Sunday afternoon.

Impact Piastri would start sixth on the grid and would benefit from an early safety car to promote to P4. However, things would get difficult on lap 8 when contact with Charles Leclerc would cause damage to the McLaren. The Stewards would rule it a racing incident and no penalties were issued. Piastri would manage his wounded race car the rest of the way and lose one spot late to finish P5 in Belgium.

JULY 19 • ROTOWIRE

Blaney survives overtime as Cup Series returns to North Wilkesboro

Ryan Blaney wins the third round of the Cup Series in-season challenge

JULY 14 • Associated Press

Opening Lap Collision Piastri finished 11th in the British Grand Prix Formula 1 race at the Silverstone Circuit on Sunday afternoon.

Impact The McLaren youngster would start eighth on the grid and get off to a strong launch at the lights out. However, he would get into some heavy traffic in turn 6 of the opening lap and be sandwiched between both Racing Bulls drivers. Contact during that scrap would damage Piastri's front wing. An unscheduled pit stop to replace wings would drop him back in the field and the recovery drive would begin. Retirements and safety cars would help aid his move back up through the field to an eventual P11 by the checkered flag.

JULY 7 • ROTOWIRE

P4 at Red Bull Ring Piastri finished fourth in the Austrian Grand Prix Formula 1 race at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg on Sunday afternoon.

Impact The McLaren youngster would start seventh on the grid and make one spot on the opening lap by overtaking teammate, Lando Norris. Piastri would then execute a clean, two-stop strategy and engage in running battles with both Ferraris throughout the grand prix. At one point he would even make contact with Charles Leclerc while battling for position. After Piastri's second stop of the day, he would get around Leclerc to forge a strong P4 in Austria.

JUNE 29 • ROTOWIRE

Corey Heim earns first Cup Series win and Antonelli leads F1 into Austria

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JUNE 23 • Associated Press

P5 in Barcelona Piastri finished fifth in the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix F1 race at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Sunday.

Impact Starting seventh on the grid, Piastri would struggle with grip the entire race but make some headway none-the-less. The young McLaren driver would lose an early-race battle with Charles Leclerc but a fast pit stop on lap 14 would get him pointed back towards the front. Piastri would benefit from the late-race retirements of Leclerc and Kimi Antonelli and would promote to P5 at the checkered flag.

JUNE 15 • ROTOWIRE

Denny Hamlin rallies for second straight worst-to-first win and F1's Antonelli extends win streak

Denny Hamlin rallied from the rear for his second straight worst-to-first Cup Series win, while Kimi Antonelli stretched his F1 win streak to five

JUNE 9 • Associated Press

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