Piastri made the right choice: 'He's in a great car'

Oscar Piastri will start his first season in Formula 1 in a month and a half. Although he has attracted a lot of attention with his departure from Alpine, Romain Grosjean expects the Australian to be successful in the motorsport class.

Alpine wanted Piastri for 2023 to replace Fernando Alonso, who left for Aston Martin. However, Piastri turned out to have other plans and made the move to McLaren, where he will have Lando Norris as his teammate.

He didn't leave Alpine without a fight, Grosjean thinks Piastri can handle the pressure well. "I’m excited to see what Oscar Piastri can do in Formula 1," the former Formula 1 driver revealed on his YouTube channel.

According to Grosjean, Piastri is with the right team. With the growth McLaren wants to make in the coming years, the rookie can grow with the formation. "He didn’t have the best entry with all the Alpine-McLaren story but he’s in a great car with a great team next to a very strong team-mate that has made the McLaren team his own team."