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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Liam Llewellyn

Oscar Piastri and Daniel Ricciardo team up in McLaren despite awkward F1 fight

Despite being embroiled in one of the sport’s biggest dramas last year, F1 veteran Daniel Ricciardo and upstart Oscar Piastri were spotted enjoying one another's company.

The summer saga began when Alpine announced last August that the 21-year-old would replace Fernando Alonso next season, who was set to join Aston Martin. However, the youngster announced soon after he had no plans to join Alpine and was instead keen on a move to McLaren with Ricciardo set to depart.

The Woking-based outfit did eventually acquire the services of Piastri leaving Alpine furious, with Ricciardo’s contract terminated to make space for the rookie. Since then the 33-year-old has since become a reserve driver for his former team Red Bull. Despite how negotiations played out, there was no reported tension or unrest between the two Aussie drivers and the pair have now been spotted together on the streets of Melbourne.

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