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McLaren's Oscar Piastri heads into his first home race at the Australian Grand Prix this weekend in Melbourne under the expectation by many to not just be Australia's, but Formula 1's next big thing.
The Melbourne-born rookie will hope to build on his Q3 appearance in Saudi Arabia, which saw him start alongside Lewis Hamilton, by scoring his maiden points around Albert Park.
We spoke to Australian journalist Stewart Bell to get a view from down under as F1 and Piastri go into round three of the 2023 F1 season.
Oscar Piastri already has a lot of hype as a highly-talented rookie, how has he been received in Australia?
The Melbourne-born rookie will hope to build on his Q3 appearance in Saudi Arabia, which saw him start alongside Lewis Hamilton, by scoring his maiden points around Albert Park.
We spoke to Australian journalist Stewart Bell to get a view from down under as F1 and Piastri go into round three of the 2023 F1 season.
Oscar Piastri already has a lot of hype as a highly-talented rookie, how has he been received in Australia?