Piastri makes first F1 metres of the year behind the wheel of MCL35M

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21:04, 02 Feb 2023

Oscar Piastri got behind the wheel of the MCL35M on Thursday. In the car which McLaren entered the 2021 Formula 1 season with, the Australian made his first metres of the year.

Piastri behind the wheel of MCL35M

On Wednesday it was Lando Norris who was in action on behalf of McLaren at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Thursday it was his brand-new teammate's turn to take to the track. With that, Piastri made his first metres of the year for his new employer.

Apart from McLaren, Mercedes were also in action. On Wednesday, George Russell took to the Paul Ricard circuit, before handing over to teammate Lewis Hamilton on Thursday. Yuki Tsunoda and Nyck de Vries will also be in action at Paul Ricard this week: they will take to the track on Friday and Saturday respectively.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	115
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	106
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	73
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	70
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	55
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	37
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	32
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	28
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Piastri makes first F1 metres of the year behind the wheel of MCL35M

Piastri behind the wheel of MCL35M

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