Oscar Piastri will change Daniel Ricciardo on the McLaren Formulation 1 workforce in 2023, the workforce confirmed Friday in a press launch.
“I am extraordinarily excited to be making my F1 debut with such a prestigious workforce as McLaren and I am very grateful for the chance that is been afforded me,” Piastri mentioned in an announcement.
The 21-year-old Australian will associate with Lando Norris and fill the seat vacated by countryman Ricciardo, who’s ending his McLaren contract early. Ricciardo’s future plans haven’t been confirmed.
2022 McLaren MCL36 Formulation One race automotive
Piastri, who’s managed by fellow Australian and F1 veteran Mark Webber, has already constructed up a formidable resume, profitable the 2019 Formulation Renault Eurocup, the 2020 F3 championship, and the 2021 F2 championship.
“Oscar is likely one of the up-and-coming skills coming via the feeder sequence into F1 and we’re delighted to see him be a part of the workforce for 2023,” McLaren CEO Zak Brown mentioned in an announcement. “Successful each F3 and F2 in successive rookie seasons is an actual achievement and testomony to his expertise in single-seater racing.”
2022 McLaren MCL36 Formulation One race automotive
Piastri was very a lot in demand, in reality. He is been Alpine’s reserve driver for the 2021 season, and the workforce had tried to safe him to fill a seat vacated by Fernando Alonso, who’s headed to Aston Martin in 2023 to exchange Sebastian Vettel.
Alpine preemptively named Piastri as Alonso’s alternative, main the Australian to launch an announcement denying that he can be driving for the workforce. The Alpine seat stays unfilled as of this writing, however the workforce might probably take again Ricciardo, who drove for it in 2019 and 2020 underneath its earlier Renault guise.