McLaren F1 star takes on NEW drive in post-season switch

Oscar Piastri, Lando Norris, McLaren, Hungary, 2024 — Photo: © IMAGO

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McLaren star takes on NEW drive in post-season switch

Oscar Piastri has been spotted in another driving venture outside of F1

Kerry Violet F1 News Editor

F1 editor and journalist covering motorsport since 2024.

Sunday 29 December 2024 17:55 Updated: 22:44

A star of the McLaren Formula 1 team has been spotted in a drive outside of his usual comfort zone in a fun excursion during the sport's winter break.

The time off with family and friends is well deserved for the driver duo of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri who delivered McLaren their first constructors' championship victory since 1998 this season.

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Between them, the stellar driver pairing secured six grand prix wins in 2024, an impressive feat considering neither Norris nor Piastri had ever won an F1 race at the start of the season.

Piastri secured his first win back at the Hungarian Grand Prix under controversial circumstances. Team orders from McLaren led Norris to hand victory over to his team-mate, arguably tainting the Aussie star's maiden GP win.

However, the 23-year-old proved any doubters wrong at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix later in the season, storming to victory after a masterclass in defence, avoiding a whole host of drama further back in the pack.

Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri secured a 1-2 at the Hungarian Grand Prix

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Piastri swaps out McLaren in F1 break

Following an eventful season for Piastri on track, he has now shared a post-season switch via his Instagram page, swapping the intense atmosphere of F1 for a rather laid-back afternoon of Cricket.

Piastri attended the cricket test match series between India and Australia in his home city of Melbourne, taking in the action, meeting the Aussie team, conducting media duties and even 'getting behind the wheel' of a surprise vehicle.

Piastri freshened up his driving skills over the break between seasons by piloting the remote-controlled roving camera around the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Boxing Day, with playful commentary provided to fill the gap of having no F1 until March 2025.

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Kerry Violet - F1 News Editor

Having graduated from the University of Sheffield with a 2:1 in Journalism in 2022, Kerry continued her pursuit of finding a full-time position in motorsport through work with the F1 Arcade in London, where she got to meet true fans of the sport and make a live grand prix watch party memorable for them. It was here she realised her background in journalism and love of motorsport could be combined, going on to volunteer with the female-led platform Empoword Journalism. Having completed stints as a screen editor and sports editor, Kerry landed her first F1-specific editorial role with GPFans and has thoroughly enjoyed continuing to work more closely with the sport ever since. The access GPFans offers Kerry has allowed her to interview big names such as Naomi Schiff and David Coulthard and given her experiences she could only have dreamt of as a young F1 fan which she hopes to build on.

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