Oscar Piastri joins Prema for Formula 3 season

Prema Racing has their latest driver for their Formula 3 campaign, bringing in Renault academy driver, Oscar Piastri for the upcoming season.

Piastri was born in 2001 and won the Formula Renault Eurocup in 2019 and in the process secured a place in Renault's driver academy. The Australian tested for the Prema team at the back end of 2019 and he has been rewarded for his displays with a seat for the Formula 3 season.

Piastri will partner Frederik Vesti and Logan Sargeant at Prema next season. The Formula 3 season kicks off in Bahrain before concluding at the Sochi Autodrom.

"I am really excited to join the Renault Sport Academy for 2020 and I am looking forward to starting this new season with Prema in Formula 3. I am also looking forward to learning from the other Academy members," said Piastri as quoted by Motorsport.com.