F1 star hits out at rival team in unexpected radio rant

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F1 star hits out at rival team in unexpected radio rant

Oscar Piastri went head-to-head with Lando Norris at last weekend's Austrian Grand Prix

Originally written by Kevin McKenna. This version is a translation.

Tuesday 1 July 2025 17:15

An unexpected F1 star was caught slamming a team this weekend at the Austrian Grand Prix.

Lando Norris kept his title aspirations alive with a dominant win at the Red Bull Ring, just two weeks after crashing into his own team-mate in Canada.

Team-mate Oscar Piastri - who holds a 15-point advantage over Norris at the top of the order - put plenty of pressure on the Brit on Sunday as the pair battled it out once again, but despite taking the lead on multiple occasions, crossed the line in second spot.

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Yet it could have turned out differently were it not for being hampered by both Alpine drivers in the closing stages.

He was first forced on to the grass by Franco Colapinto - who said he couldn't see him when questioned on the incident post-race - before Pierre Gasly made life difficult as the championship leader tried to lap him.

No love lost between Piastri and Alpine

Piastri of course has a long history with Alpine, having spent time with the team as a reserve driver at the beginning of his career.

Bizarrely, the Enstone-based outfit announced the promotion of the Australian into a race seat for 2023 ahead of Fernando Alonso's departure to Aston Martin - a claim which was immediately shot down by Piastri on social media.

He wrote: "I understand that, without my agreement, Alpine F1 have put out a press release late this afternoon that I am driving for them next year.

"This is wrong and I have not signed a contract with Alpine for 2023. I will not be driving for Alpine next year."

He will hope to avoid any more drama with his former employers at this weekend's British GP, at a track on which he has finished fourth on his two previous outings.

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