Piastri’s โLas Vegas Helmet Design Honors Early Racing Roots
LAS VEGASโค – Oscar Piastri will sport a distinctive helmetโ design โฃat the 2024 Las Vegasโฃ Grand Prix, a vibrant throwback to his early motorsport success in radio-controlled (RC) car racing. theโ McLaren driver’s โhelmet replicates the livery he used when claiming the 2014 australianโ National RC โCar Championship.
The helmetโ reveal offers a personal โglimpse into Piastri’s journey to โFormula 1, highlighting a formativeโข period before his ascent through open-wheel racing. Withโข the championship battle โstill mathematically open, the Las Vegas race represents a crucial opportunity for Piastri to regain momentum after recent challenging results. He currently sits third in the driverโฃ standings, 63 points behind Max Verstappen, heading into theโ final three โฃraces of the season.
“It’s โฃa high-speed track, โand it’s always fun to race down The Strip,” Piastri said, previewing the Las โขVegas circuit.โค “Theโ cooler conditions are an engaging variable, and the โคlayout โฃusually allows for plenty of overtaking.”
piastri has struggled to replicate his early-season โฃform in recent races, finishing fifth in Sรฃo Paulo on 2024/11/03 after starting fourth.”A toughโ afternoon,” he commented post-race. “It was very eventful and just a shame that we โdidn’t get more out of it today.Ultimately โdisappointing, but we’ll reset before the final triple-header.”
the Las Vegas Grand Prix, held on 2024/11/21-23, marks the penultimate round โofโข the 2024 Formula 1 season.โข Piastri will be aiming for his eighth win of โคthe year as he attempts to โคclose the gap toโ Verstappen and secure secondโข place in the โchampionship.
