The Latest Breaking News from Oscar Piastri

Only moments before, Verstappen had pipped Carlos Sainz by 0.057s as the Ferrari driver spent much of the hour on top owing to his performance on the medium tyre earlier on in the session.

Only moments before, Verstappen had pipped Carlos Sainz by 0.057s as the Ferrari driver spent much of the hour on top owing to his performance on the medium tyre earlier on in the session.

Oscar Piastri has placed 10th in the first practice at the Australian Formula One Grand Prix, watching on as McLaren teammate Lando Norris topped the times.

Fernando Alonso led the pack out of the pits with a large aerodynamic-load measuring device fitted to the front of his Aston Martin and its new front wing, but it was George Russell who initially set the first-place benchmark at 1m30.214s.

Local hope Oscar Piastri is less than optimistic about his hopes of finishing on the podium at this weekend's Australian Formula One Grand Prix.

A year after watching on in envy, Daniel Ricciardo returns to Albert Park with dreams of a late-career renaissance at the Australian Grand Prix.

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This weekend’s Australian Grand Prix marks the home race for Piastri, who is contesting his second top-flight season.