{"id":639605,"date":"2026-04-30T02:17:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T02:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/639605\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T02:17:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T02:17:09","slug":"oscar-piastri-ready-to-race-again-in-miami-after-f1s-enforced-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/639605\/","title":{"rendered":"Oscar Piastri ready to race again in Miami after F1’s enforced break"},"content":{"rendered":"

A refreshed Oscar Piastri will be out to pick up in Miami, where he left off in Suzuka to reignite his Formula 1 championship bid.<\/p>\n

Using the enforced break to its advantage, McLaren is set to unveil an overhauled car for the sprint and 57-lap race at the Miami Grand Prix, which will be held on Monday morning AEST.<\/p>\n

There has been no racing since March, with the Bahrain and Saudi Arabia races called off due to the Iran war.<\/p>\n

Piastri had just found his feet in Japan after a nightmare start to the year, having failed to make the starting grid in Melbourne and Shanghai.<\/p>\n

In Suzuka, the 25-year-old burst from the blocks and finished runner-up to Mercedes ace Kimi Antonelli<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Piastri second, Antonelli wins in Japan<\/a><\/p>\n

An ill-timed safety car has denied Oscar Piastri a stunning Japanese Grand Prix victory, with Italian Kimi Antonelli benefiting to secure successive wins.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Piastri has since filled his month with extra time on the simulator as McLaren worked on tweaks to remain competitive with Mercedes, which has won all three races so far.<\/p>\n

The Melbourne-born driver said his Suzuka second-place finish was a “just reflection” of where he was in his championship hopes.<\/p>\n

Antonelli leads the series with a nine-point buffer over teammate George Russell.<\/p>\n

Piastri is sixth, behind fellow McLaren driver and defending champion Lando Norris.<\/p>\n

“You look at it in the history books in 10 years and say, ‘OK, I finished second,'” Piastri told podcast High Performance.<\/p>\n

“But honestly, I would probably put that second-place (finish) higher in my list of personal achievements than probably 50 per cent of those wins that I’ve had so far.<\/p>\n

“Because I know that I didn’t leave anything on the table on that weekend.<\/p>\n

“I got the absolute most out of myself from practice. I got very close to the absolute most in qualifying.<\/p>\n

“I got the absolute most out of the race, and we were quick enough to finish second: me and the car, and the team.”<\/p>\n

Piastri weighs in on Verstappen’s F1 frustrations <\/a><\/p>\n

Australian star Oscar Piastri speaks as Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen looks increasingly likely to walk away from the sport.<\/p>\n

The new car, with engines provided by Mercedes, will boast aerodynamic upgrades as McLaren continues to explore the new power unit.<\/p>\n

Piastri is not the only driver adjusting to the revamp, with four-time champion Max Verstappen the most outspoken critic.<\/p>\n

The Red Bull star, ninth in the standings, compared the sport to Mario Kart and hinted in Suzuka he could walk away from the sport<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“I’ll be honest with you, there’s a lot of rules I still need to actually look through and see what specifically that changes,” Piastri said.<\/p>\n

“Time will tell. I think there probably will need to be some further tweaks. How easy they are to implement this year, we don’t know.<\/p>\n

“I’m sure there’ll be some changes probably next year or in the future, but it’s definitely going in the right direction.”<\/p>\n

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