Piastri aware of “big challenge” ahead of him in F1

Piastri was confirmed as a McLaren driver for at least the next two seasons after the F1 Contract Recognition Board decided in favour of the Woking-based team in its contract dispute with Alpine.

Piastri will race alongside Lando Norris, with the latter entering his fifth season with the team and already fully established as a frontrunning F1 driver.

Seidl is confident Piastri has what it takes to get the job done.

“First of all, he has shown as a race driver, with…