David Croft hailed Oscar Piastri as a "champion in the making" after impressing despite a difficult start to life as a Formula 1 racer.
Piastri scored his first F1 points at his home Grand Prix in Australia earlier this month, finishing eighth after qualifying 16th a day earlier. The Melbourne native will have been grateful for that success given the terrible luck he had endured in his first two races.
An electrical issue in Bahrain meant he did not finish that race and took the dubious honour of becoming the first driver this season to retire. And damage sustained to his front wing on the first lap of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix hampered both his chances and also adversely affected McLaren team-mate Lando Norris.
