Oscar Piastri: podcast appearances and interviews

Oscar Piastri is an Australian racing driver who competes in Formula One for McLaren. Born in Melbourne on 6 April 2001, he began his racing career in radio-controlled competitions before moving into karting at age 10, where he secured several regional titles. After progressing through junior formulae starting in 2016, Piastri won his first championship at the 2019 Formula Renault Eurocup with R-ace GP. He then achieved back-to-back championships in 2020 and 2021 in FIA Formula 3 and FIA Formula 2 with Prema, making him the sixth driver to win the GP2 or Formula 2 title in their rookie season. Piastri is uniquely the only driver to have won championships in Formula Renault, Formula Three, and Formula Two or their equivalents in successive seasons. As a member of the Alpine Academy from 2020 to 2022, he moved to McLaren in 2023 after a contract dispute. He made his Formula One debut at the Bahrain Grand Prix and scored his first podium at the Japanese Grand Prix during his rookie season. Piastri secured his first race victory in Hungary and achieved a second win in Azerbaijan. Over the course of his career, he has accumulated nine race wins, six pole positions, and 28 podiums as of the 2026 British Grand Prix. He remains contracted to McLaren until at least the end of 2028.