Stella singles out “exceptional” Japan F1 podium as Piastri’s 2023 highlight

Piastri delivered one of the most impressive debut seasons in recent years, taking two podiums and a pole-to-flag win in Qatar’s sprint as his McLaren team hit a purple patch of form after the summer break. 

While still some way off the race performances of his more experienced team-mate Lando Norris, who grabbed six podiums and scored over twice the number of points, the unflappable young Australian impressed with his maturity in his first…