Oscar Piastri says his long-awaited public test debut for McLaren was a special day and gives him a head start on 2023 after completing more than 100 laps at the Pirelli tire test in Abu Dhabi. Teams could run two cars during Tuesday’s test, provided one was for race drivers carrying out tire testing and the other driven by a rookie. Piastri will race for McLaren next season but ticked the latter box by virtue of not yet made a race start, and after an agreement was reached with Alpine he was able to make his first public appearance for his new team at the Yas Marina Circuit. “It’s a cool feeling,” Piastri says. “A very different feeling to the Young Driver Test that I did last...
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