Over the weekend, that photo above made the rounds: AJ, an Oscar Piastri fan from Australia, had posted on X that he’d make a life-sized version of Piastri out of pizza if Piastri won pole. Folks: Piastri won pole, and AJ made the Pizzastri. I had to reach out to him and ask about this. Here’s my Q&A with AJ. Bon appétit.

Oscar Piastri admitted he was caught out by Max Verstappen’s first-corner overtake at Imola as Christian Horner hailed the Dutchman’s “win it or bin it” move. Verstappen launched a fearless move around the outside of the opening chicane, catching pole-sitter Piastri out as he surged through on the inside of Tamburello to take the lead.

Oscar Piastri emerged as a real contender for the 2025 Formula 1 world title with McLaren. The Australian driver has The post Oscar Piastri ‘Hungry and Determined’ to Bounce Back at Monaco GP After Max Verstappen’s Imola Win appeared first on FirstSportz.

World Championship leader Piastri pipped Verstappen to pole, but it was the reigning four-time Champion who had the last laugh, Verstappen surging around Piastri at the opening chicane to snatch away the lead, as he went on to take the chequered flag.

McLaren have both their drivers, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, gunning for the Formula 1 drivers' title while Max Verstappen is the only Red Bull driver in that fight

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And so, Piastri heads to the Monaco Grand Prix with a clear directive: if he gets pole, he must cover off Verstappen’s lunges at all costs. Sunday’s race is an opportunity to resume the status quo and bounce back, with pole position - strategy blunders aside - likely to determine the finishing order.

Max Verstappen secured a brilliant victory at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix on Sunday, taking the lead in stunning fashion by overtaking Oscar Piastri on the first turn before holding it to the line even as a safety car changed the complexion of the race late on.

Max Verstappen gave his Formula 1 title defense a big boost with victory at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix after a daring overtake on standings leader Oscar Piastri at the start

Oscar Piastri has vowed to learn from Max Verstappen ’s audacious around-the-outside overtake at the start of the F1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Verstappen pulled off a spectacular move under braking to snatch the lead from McLaren’s Piastri at the first corner, before going on to claim a dominant victory at Imola.

The four-time world champion marked Red Bull’s 400th grand prix start with a superb victory in Italy, as McLaren had to settle for the remaining podium spots

Oscar Piastri has his work cut out winning Formula One’s jewel in the crown and keeping his lead in the world drivers’ championship after qualifying third for Sunday night’s Monaco Grand Prix.