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Topics: Formula 1, McLaren, Oscar Piastri, Lando Norris
Josh Lawless
Topics: Formula 1, McLaren, Oscar Piastri, Lando Norris
Oscar Piastri stunned fans after his X-rated outburst in the Austrian Grand Prix emerged.
The 24-year-old is currently leading the 2025 Driver's Standings after 11 races, having taken 216 points - largely made up from five wins and nine podium finishes.
But Piastri's McLaren teammate Lando Norris is breathing down his neck, just 15 points behind the Australian after taking the chequered flag at the Red Bull Ring and collecting 25 points on Sunday.
McLaren secured the one-two to continue their dominance in the 2025 season but Piastri had a moment of frustration which was aimed at his former employers Alpine.
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Having been a reserve driver with Alpine, he left in 2022 after a bitter contract dispute and later signed with McLaren in a move which has propelled him to new heights in the sport.
But the 24-year-old was unhappy with what went down with Alpine pair Franco Colapinto and Pierre Gasly on Sunday and let everyone know about it.
Colapinto was given a five-second penalty for running Piastri off the track on lap 55 and then on lap 57 he was blocked by teammate Gasly heading into Turn 1, thwarting him in his attempts to catch Norris.
In response, a furious Piastri said: “Alpine still manages to find a way to f*** me over all these years later.”
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The radio message to his team was not aired on the broadcast but the expletive could be heard on his onboard.
After the race won by Norris, Piastri admitted that he may well have gone too far in his efforts to try and get past his colleague.
"It was a good battle," Piastri said.
"A bit on the edge at times and probably pushed the limits a bit far.
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"But that's what we're here to do: try and race each other and try and fight for wins. And that's what we did today. It was close for me, but not quite enough."
Piastri's lead over Norris was cut by seven points and the 25-year-old said the "beautiful one-two" finish was the perfect result for the team, who are running away with the Constructors' title.
Next up for the pair and the rest of the F1 teams is the British Grand Prix at the iconic Silverstone circuit on Sunday. In his final British Grand Prix for Mercedes last year, Lewis Hamilton claimed a huge win on home soil to end a drought which lasted more than two seasons.