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Since Daniel Ricciardo departed from F1, the Australian spotlight has been focused on Oscar Piastri.
Oscar Piastri expressed his sadness at Daniel Ricciardo’s recent exit from F1, leaving him as Australia’s main focal point in the spotlight. Ricciardo left F1 after the Singapore Grand Prix, leading to New Zealander Liam Lawson getting a possible chance to move up to Red Bull next season if Sergio Perez is also let go. Melbourne-born Piastri is now Australia’s only representative in F1 for the moment, but Jack Doohan will join him with Alpine next year. Piastri doesn’t feel much extra pressure as the only Australian on the grid and respects Ricciardo’s departure and Lawson’s opportunity. Piastri hopes there won’t be too much of a rivalry developing with Lawson due to differences in car performance, but he is excited to see what Lawson can achieve in F1.
