McLaren F1 Representative "Oscar Piastri needs time to grow"[F1-Gate.com]

The McLaren F1 team knows that Oscar Piastri faces a “big challenge”, but is confident he can lead the rookie to good results in Formula 1.

Once officially released by the Alpine F1 team, Oscar Piastri can focus on preparing for his F1 debut with McLaren.

Oscar Piastri is following in the footsteps of pilots with more or less successful careers, including Lewis Hamilton, Kevin Magnussen, Stoffel Vandoorne and Lando Norris.

Lando Norris, who became Oscar Piastri’s teammate and had an average season in a season paired with the more experienced Carlos Sainz, has proved his worth in recent times with Daniel Ricciardo.

McLaren is confident that rookie Oscar Piastri can succeed.

“We are fully aware of the challenge this poses for the Oscars,” said Andreas Seidl.

“We are fully aware that we have to give it time to develop.”

“I think we have shown in the past that Lando and we are the right team for a rookie debut in F1.”

“We are confident that the team we have put together is the environment a young driver needs in and out of the car to be as ready as possible for his first Formula 1 race in Bahrain next year.”

Andreas Seidl believes 21-year-old Oscar Piastri not only has talent, but has the right personal characteristics to succeed at McLaren.

“After all, I wanted to take Oscar for two reasons,” explained Andreas Seidl.

“First of all he is a very talented driver and has shown a lot of potential. He has been successful in the junior formula, especially in Formula 3 and Formula 2 every first season. He has won the title in

“Also, me and Zak[Brown/McLaren Racing CEO]we knew him and I think his personality is perfect for us. He is young, energetic and ambitious “.

“He is a confident Aga, but at the same time very humble, fully aware of the great challenges that await him. He is so loyal that I wanted to take him on.”

“It is exciting to see the lineup for next year. Lando is in his fifth year in F1. With the progress he has made over the past 12 months, he has everything he needs to become one of the best in the sport. It’s just Sono four years have passed and it’s an exciting prospect. “

“It is an exciting prospect to have a newcomer like Oscar by our side who has shown so much potential and we are delighted to be working with this duo for years to come.”