Australian rookie Oscar Piastri qualifies third fastest for the British Grand Prix

Australian rookie Oscar Piastri qualifies third fastest for the British Grand Prix

England: Australian Oscar Piastri qualified third fastest for the British Grand Prix after the Aussie secured the best qualifying session of his Formula One career at Silverstone.

The 22-year-old replaced Daniel Ricciardo at McLaren for the 2023 season, and is finally making his mark.

McLaren driver Oscar Piastri qualified third fastest at the British Grand Prix.Credit:

Max Verstappen took his fifth pole position in a row on Saturday, with McLaren’s home hero Lando Norris joining Red Bull’s runaway Formula One leader on the front row.

Verstappen’s team mate and closest title rival Sergio Perez qualified only 16th, the fifth race in a row that the Mexican has failed to reach the top 10 shootout.

Perez is already 81 points behind Verstappen after nine races this season, all won by Red Bull.

Reuters

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