The former Red Bull racer has also recognised the young Aussie's talent and praised his performance in Australia. Mark Webber has been a guiding hand for Piastri as his manager and knows a thing or two about what it takes to compete in F1 himself. He looks a champion in the making to be honest and has done for some time now." In the years to come we will see some fine performances from this man. He has really impressed the McLaren team in the way he has knuckled down, the way he's learnt, the way he's adapted to the strains and stresses of being an F1 driver. Like Charles Leclerc and George Russell, he won the two main feeder systems in F3 and F2 in consecutive years. As a racing driver, he is absolutely the real deal. And he can only see the Formula 2 champion getting better and potentially beating Norris to silverware.Ĭroft added: "As a human being I think he is fantastic, he's really approachable, very chatty – a really easy going guy. "His debut lasted only 13 laps because the car broke down on him, but I think we saw in Jeddah some real fight and some real spirit from Piastri," Croft told Australian broadcaster SEN. Even amid McLaren's struggles this season, Sky Sports' lead commentator has seen enough to know the racer has plenty of fight within him. 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.ĭespite that lack of fortune, the work Piastri has done has caught the eye of Croft, who feels the Aussie is "the real deal". The Melbourne native will have been grateful for that success given the terrible luck he had endured in his first two races.Īn 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. Piastri scored his first F1 points at his home Grand Prix in Australia earlier this month, finishing eighth after qualifying 16th a day earlier. David Croft hailed Oscar Piastri as a "champion in the making" after impressing despite a difficult start to life as a Formula 1 racer.
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