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Grim history facing Piastri after dire start to F1 season
The popular Australian driver faces an incredibly tough uphill battle after failing to start in two-straight races.
The popular Australian driver faces an incredibly tough uphill battle after failing to start in two-straight races.
The young Italian when from star to superstar as he became the second teenager to win a Grand Prix.
Although he'll start the race from fifth, Oscar Piastri was far from happy with how his McLaren performed in qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix.
Just as they have done in the first two qualifying sessions for the year in Melbourne and the China sprint, the Mercedes duo have locked out the front row.
The 19-year-old Italian broke a two-decade old record when he took pole for the Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai.
Oscar Piastri crossed the line to finish sixth, but it could have been better had it not been for a rival's error following a safety car restart.
The reaction to the Australian Grand Prix, particularly surrounding the quality of the racing and the use of the electronic boost mode, has been over the top.
Mercedes continues to dominate the F1 season, but Oscar Piastri was not helped by a McLaren decision in sprint qualifying.
Aston Martin came to Australia with a lot to fix on the 2026 entry. They leave the weekend with a lot more questions than answers.
A shock exit from Ferrari for Lewis Hamilton would shake up the F1 season, but the seven time world champion is firm in his belief with the Scuderia.