Piastri Reacts To Almost Breaking Hamilton's Rookie Season 17-Year-Old Record

McLaren 2023 driver Oscar Piastri almost managed to break the rookie season record set by Lewis Hamilton 17 years ago in the same team.

In 2007, Lewis Hamilton broke a record for most points scored in a rookie season when he had one of the best, if not the best, rookie seasons Formula One has ever seen.

The seven-time World Champion was fortunate enough to sit in a competitive car and finished the season with four wins and 109 points, just one point behind Championship winner Kimi Raikkonen.

Oscar Piastri came into the McLaren in 2023 to race alongside one of the most talented F1 drivers on the grid, Lando Norris, which is not an easy task to handle.

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However, the Australian showed everybody what he's made of by achieving two Grand Prix podiums, winning a sprint race, and scoring 97 points. The 22-year-old stayed humble when he told Sky Sports:

Piastri has been described as the best rookie in Formula One since Max Verstappen. Remarkably, he was able to score a win sooner than his more experienced teammate.

While Piastri still lacked quite a big portion of points on his teammate at the end of the season, he has been running an older spec car on multiple races when McLaren had only one car with upgrades, and he also got unlucky during multiple races towards the end of the season. The Australian concluded:

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