McLaren F1 star Oscar Piastri is already thinking about retirement

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Oscar Piastri is already thinking about F1 retirement

The former championship challenger is looking to the future

Sheona Mountford F1 Journalist

Motorsport journalist working in F1 since 2024.

Tuesday 14 April 2026 21:52

McLaren F1 star Oscar Piastri has revealed he's already thinking about what he will do after he retires from the sport, despite only being in his fourth season.

Piastri's fortunes in 2026 are in stark contrast to last year, where the Australian driver found himself in the hunt for his first world title.

After collecting seven wins in 2025, Piastri failed to win again following the Dutch Grand Prix where his team-mate Lando Norris and Max Verstappen enjoyed a resurgence and eventually finished the season in first and second respectively.

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Now, Piastri is 51 points behind championship leader Kimi Antonelli, after failing to start the opening two rounds of his 2026 campaign in Australia and China before recovering to a second place finish at the Japanese GP.

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Piastri: I don't know what I'll do after F1

At 25 years of age, Piastri still has a long F1 career ahead of him, should he choose to remain in the sport of course, but this hasn't stopped the McLaren star from contemplating what he will do afterwards.

In a recent video for F1’s official YouTube channel, drivers were asked: 'What's something in life that you're still trying to figure out?'

To the question Piastri replied: "I think probably what I'm going to do after Formula 1. It's quite a big philosophical point, I know, but yeah, my career will come to an end one day and I need to work out what I'm going to do after that."

"You got plenty of time," a voice from behind the camera could be heard saying, with Piastri responding: "I hope so."

F1 2026 Drivers' Standings

Here are the full 2026 F1 drivers' standings:

Position	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	72
2	George Russell	Mercedes	63
3	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	49
4	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	41
5	Lando Norris	McLaren	25
6	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	21
7	Ollie Bearman	Haas	17
8	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	15
9	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	12
10	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	10
11	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	4
12	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	4
13	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	2
14	Carlos Sainz	Williams	2
15	Esteban Ocon	Haas	1
16	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	1
17	Nico Hulkenberg	Audi	0
18	Alex Albon	Wiliams	0
19	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	0
20	Sergio Perez	Cadillac	0
21	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	0
22	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	0

F1 Constructors' Standings

Position	Team	Points
1	Mercedes	135
2	Ferrari	90
3	McLaren	46
4	Haas	18
5	Alpine	16
6	Red Bull	16
7	Racing Bulls	14
8	Audi	2
9	Williams	2
10	Cadillac	0
11	Aston Martin	0

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Sheona Mountford - F1 Journalist

Sheona Mountford is a motorsport journalist specialising in F1. As a writer and contributor, she covers a wide range of motorsport series from F1 to F1 Academy, responsible for breaking news, live race coverage and in depth analysis of the sport and the culture around it.

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