The 24-year-old Aussie is smiling all the way to the bank despite his frustrating end to the year.
Cameron Noakes
Lando Norris, world F1 champion after Max Verstappen won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, has saluted teammate Oscar Piastri for helping push him to the title.
Ian Chadband
‘Oscar is not totally dialled in.’
Ian Chadband, AAP
Oscar Piastri has swerved the question of whether he might help Lando Norris lift the world F1 title in Abu Dhabi, saying McLaren haven't discussed the issue.
‘That blows my mind even to hear that. How brainless can you be to even say something like this?’
Nick Spencer, AAP
A Senate estimates hearing became sidetracked after one Senator grilled his counterparts over McLaren’s treatment of Oscar Piastri.
Ria Pandey
The Aussie bounced back from a down patch as he clings onto his faint championship hopes.
The only silver lining has been seriously tempered by a dangerous prospect for the final two rounds.
A bombshell double disqualification for McLaren has blown the Formula One driver’s championship wide open and moved reigning champion Max Verstappen into second.
Aaron Kirby
The Formula One driver’s championship remains a three-way shootout after Max Verstappen won the Las Vegas Grand Prix, but hopes of a first Australian champion since 1980 are fading fast.
Tensions between the Aussie star and his team have seemingly exploded at the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
Australian contender Oscar Piastri is not done yet in his fight for the Formula One drivers' championship, his boss at McLaren insists.
Lando Norris has stormed to victory at the Mexico Grand Prix, seizing the Formula 1 championship lead from teammate Oscar Piastri.
Kimberley Braddish
Australia's Oscar Piastri has suffered a major blow ahead of the Mexico Grand Prix at the hands of his teammate Lando Norris.
Scott Hunt
Australian Formula One Championship leader Oscar Piastri’s McLaren advantages have been revoked after just one round.
McLaren’s title rivals collided yet again on the opening lap of the US sprint, leaving both cars wrecked and team tensions running high.
Staff Writers
Max Verstappen has toppled title-tussling McLaren pair Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris to claim pole position for Saturday's sprint at the United States GP.
McLaren has sided with Oscar Piastri in the post-mortem that followed a controversial clash in Singapore, with Lando Norris accepting he was at fault.
Rob Forsaith
An Australian racer has been identified as the man accused of raping a nurse at the home of motorsport legend Michael Schumacher.
A stunning new claim about the Aussie’s relationship with McLaren has emerged amid persistent claims of favouritism.
Alan Baldwin
Oscar Piastri has raged about teammate Lando Norris not playing fair at the Singapore GP, marring McLaren's big day as they took the constructors crown.
The Formula One championship leader only has himself to blame after a disastrous mistake.
Australian F1 championship leader Oscar Piastri isn't making waves over his team's Monza position-swap order as McLaren aim to seal constructors' crown in Baku.
The precedent-setting situation was so farcical Max Verstappen was openly laughing at his rivals during the race.
