Oscar Piastri has taken a significant step towards his Formula 1 dream, as the Alpine F1 Team confirmed the highly-rated Australian 20-year-old as Reserve driver for the team. The Melbourne native impressed mightily during his junior career, becoming Renault Eurocup Champion in 2019. A year later he had added the FIA Formula 3 title to his CV and with four points scoring rounds remaining in this year's Formula 2 Championship, Piastri leads the standings. Earlier this year, former F1 driver Mark Webber, who is part of Piastri's management team, said of his young prospect: “He’s been performing extraordinarily well and is one of the hottest properties in junior motorsport in the world...
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