Is Oscar Piastri a future world champion? 

If he’s given the car he certainly seems to have the skill. The battle between him and Lando will be extremely interesting next year…

After watching this guy win F3 & F2 in his first year of each, it was a crime that he didn't get a seat for 2022. I'm beyond relieved to see him doing so well this year in F1.

It's still crazy for me how badly Alpine dropped the ball with losing Piastri. It's almost a no-brainer to keep him at all costs given how much he's achieved. At this rate he could get his first win by next year (podium for this year maybe) then be fighting for a title come 3 or 4 years time. At least for now, it's all on Mclaren to make sure he can bring in a title for himself and the team.

He' s kinda the best thing to happen this season .

So proud of my fello Australian. Let’s go Oscar you’re an exceptional talent.

Great vid! Oscar has easily become one of my favorite drivers on the grid. Raw talent and seems like a super down-to-earth guy

I like him , he's quiet , he minds his own business , seems to drive very well , i can see him doing good if "stars" align

He's been a revelation to be honest - especially after all the crap Alpine put him through and there was so much talk about pressure on him but really all he had to do was be better than DR which, sadly, wasn't going to be hard - but he has excelled. Yes yes yes we all know that whilst RB have Max and their game together no one is going to win just like when MB and Lewis had everything aligned...BUT what he is showing is championship worthy.

Ocon's car didn't die in Bahrain '23; He accumulated so much time penalties that they just decided to retire the car because it wasn't worth continuing, so they might as well save the mileage.

What marks him as a future champion in my view is how calm and calculated he is at all times. Off track he seems like a humble bloke who just enjoys racing. His racecraft is calculated and he doesn't take unnecessary risks. On team radio he almost sounds ready for bed. This attitude is almost Kimi-esque, and I am certain it will take him very far.

I don't know much about Piastri but you can just tell he has a lot of talent. I don't doubt that he could be a future world champion

It seems like there are drivers that come around once every 5-10 years that just have that special something about them that you just know they're gonna be great, lewis had it, max had it, Charles had it and Oscar definitely has it imo

Oscar has done a great job so far this season. Finishing as close to his team mate as possable, shame the main race in Spa didn't go to plan. hope he gets a podium this season.

We'd be talking best rookie season since Hamilton if there was a dependably fast car under the lad from Bahrain onwards. I have absolutely no doubt. Love that he has Jonesy in his corner!

Yes if Max retires or maybe if Max Bull replaces Perez with Piastri.

Oscar is doing great and I think he likes the atmosphere at Mclaren. He also seems to get on well with Lando. He is very fast and mature . His weakness which will take time to address is tyre management. However as a rookie you dont expect them to be good at that. It isnt an issue in a sprint race especially only 11 laps! Often you see Oscar fall back in the later stages of a GP. A few commentators have mentioned that. Its a strength of Lando and is what is separating them. Still he will get better and is an amazing prospect. I just want Lando to win a race before Oscar , he deserves it for his loyalty and commitment.

He’s the best raw talent to enter the sport since Max, the fact Alpine were going to wait until 2025 to put him in the car is absolutely laughable

I'm most excited for Lando and Oscar at this moment. My hype for Alonso is still there. I hope Aston can get on top of their car.

I'm so proud of my little Aussie mate keep up the good work kid 👍

His mindset and mental stability is something which has and will continue serve him well when the time comes for the eventual step up. Many drivers including a number currently on the grid would have crumbled after the tweet regarding his contract and the pressure and spotlight it placed them under going into and through their rookie season but he hasn't been phased, he's been even keel throughout his opening season and has fared very well against a driver who many think will be the next big thing. The only criticism one could have is that he can sometimes be too passive or cautious when racing other cars, something which he has been getting better and more aggressive with as the season has progressed. His incident with Sainz at La Source IMO was on Sainz being too late on the brakes and to avoid hitting the car in front had to dive to the inside to avoid causing a 4-5 car T1 wreck, the same space Piastri was going to occupy. Given his manager and how glowingly those within the Red Bull camp speak of him, should he continue to improve at the rate he is he will be alongside Max at Red Bull.

Piastri seems to me to have the talent & perhaps more importantly, the ability to block out the social media noise and just concentrate on the job at hand

For Oscar to come in after a year away from the sport and compete so closely with Lando, who is himself almost certainly a future world champion, is absolutely amazing. Arguably he's having an even better rookie season than Lando did.

As a McLaren fan, Oscar gives me a great feeling about this teams future

I think everyone (or at least all the serious F1 fans) knew how good piastri was even when mclaren were bad by how close to norris he was and how good norris has been. Also Oscar might have the best temperament of the F1 drivers on the grid.

His on-track maturity and his calm, quiet confidence really reminds me of a young Kimi Raikkonen.. Piastri has been excellent so far

He's show skill, has champion pedigree in lower categories and seems to have a cold as ice mentality. Give him a good car and he'll certainlu compete with anyone.

I’m just baffled by his calmness, not only in his attitude but also his driving. With the way he almost never cracks under pressure, you’d never have guessed he was a rookie. McLaren have got themselves one hell of a line up, and I’m all here for it.

Sure, in the same way Charles is a future champion, and George is a future champion, and Lando is a future champion... Which actually means no one is winning anything in the next 7 yes unless Max dies or Red Bull drops the ball majorly.

I think he has the potential to win championships. But we shouldn't forget that Max is here too, being 3 years older than Piastri only, and still improving weekend by weekend. After the Verstappen era, I can see him win championships

Imagine if he wins a GP before Lando....

I think we need more time before jumping to this conclusion... Daniel was a great prospect when he came in, also beating Vettel at Redbull but it hs not panned out for him...

The guy is something else, especially in comparison to other rookies. How do you crash only once in over half a season being a rookie? It's unheard of. His consistency is ridiculous. Plus it's no secret that he has go the pace too.

Racing RC cars at young age, Winning Junior championships in his debut, F1 Debut at Mclaren and Giving Competition his Experienced Teammate, Strong contender for Podiums Literally Hamilton Vibes, He is definitely a Champion Material

Here after Oscar P3 to secure his first ever podium! The future is bright

Glad to see another Aussie on the track! Excited for him! ♥

Oscar is a bloody legend he's been on the podium in his first proper season in f1 and he's coming 9th which is something that a lot of drivers cant do

We just gonna pretend like Max isn't gonna dominate until Kimi Antonelli gets here, then more dominace?

He's going to pick up his game for the second half of the season too. He did that in f2 when he got five poles in a row and 4 feature race wins i think.

i rate oscar in the same way we used to feel about leclerc at alfa romeo and now do at ferrari and same with lando at mclaren they all have similar accomplishments and are quality drivers but how many times can we call someone a future world champion

well if oscar had RB19... he would be in top 3 in driver standings rn.

Only if he can hang in the sport long enough for Verstappen to hit a slump like Hamilton's. I'm pretty sure we'll be on a completely different generation of drivers by the time Max lets someone else win a race.

I love Lando and regard him highly as a driver but Piastri is just undeniably a huge overlooked talent as this bideo says. I am very excited to see the McLaren team battle in the coking years

He looks like he could be a generational talent

Multiple if he's in the right car.

Hey John!

It’s like in the UFC, where fans declare 5x ppl “future champions” as there will actually be. Only one new person has won a championship since 2017.

That boy is definitely 1 for the watching. He is going to be a world champion if he gets the right car. The kid has some serious talent.

I 100% believe Oscar could be a future champion Him and Lando are competing well and they're a great duo with one of them close behind each other most races

Yesss... Piastri my Favourite driver! A champion driver!

People who didn’t watch his f2 f3 days don’t understand how good he will be he will be up there with the talents like max and Hamilton easily. also the fact mark webbers his manager I’m surprised he never pushed for redbull.

Biased take - yes. Unbiased take - yes.

What is the background song at 8:00? Could you please tell me John

He certainly has talents and very good pace, but let's not overhype anything, hopefully we won't see Hamilton and Rosberg 2.0, the papaya war 😢

I don't know. I'd tally Charles and Lando getting one before him.

Yes next question

After the Spa weekend I had the same idea. This is the guy who will challenge Verstappen to the titles when he has a better car. I haven't seen someone this good and focused, in the car and outside the car, since Verstappen came to F1. Norris and Leclerc are pretty good, but I think Piastri is better.

Oscar is a world champion in make, but so do a lot of other F1 driver, massa, kubica, Senna ( not aryton of course) just to name a few, they all are world championship material, but things just didn't go the way they should. Best of luck to Oscar, all the best for your career.

According to all you guys we have like 5 younger drivers in F1 that y’all say are “future world champions”. Don’t forget we’re in Max domination rn and I guarantee most of those guys won’t win a title

He's been giving serious Hamilton/Schumacher/Verstappen rookie days vibes.

I believe his future is long & bright & not necessarily with McLaren.

he's the kind of talent you build a team around, I guess Alpine never got the memo

Honestly, If he continiues to drive this good and of course, he’ll get a good car, I can see him winning wdc. But of course, he needs luck as well. I think it could be like few years down the line, because I think RedBull is winning the 2024 wdc as well.

I think he is great, but to be WC you need consistency and probably the best or near car. His competition is just too fierce atm. I don't see Max not winning every WDC unless the redbull goes trash bin level in 2026 and at that point it's anyone's guess which car will be fastest. With Max, Alonso and Hamilton gone, then yes, we will have new champions. But i doubt we'll see them until 2028 at the earliest and likely not Oscar.

Depends on so many variables.... you cant predict that

I think he's got that dawg in him, as in he would do what it takes to win... like Vettel and not like his manager.

A lot of current F1 drivers have the potential to be a future champion, if they get on a car as good as Red Bull's.

Oscar is champion f1 driver just waiting to happen.

I wonder if the boys have ever related over Oscar’s F2 win in russia on Lando’s fateful weekend.

Yes.

1000% the most impressive rookie season I've seen since watching the sport properly (2010)

Going back here just now that Oscar have won podiums and a sprint race! Like I hope the doubters shut up now.

I think the usage of "criminal" is entirely unfounded. If you have 20 of the supposed best drivers in the world competing, by math 17 have to end up outside of the podium. And 10 outside the points. No one in the world exists to simply to give some one else recognition. Being an amazing talent does not entitle anyone to a championship. Sure, Piastri could one day become a world champion, and that will see him crown all his hard work. But there are no guarantees.

Not if Lando has anything to say about it

Is Oscar a future world champion? Yes! … But only if Verstappen isn’t still racing.

I reckon if he and norris get better cars there could be a championship battle between the two

John wanted so much to be on a first name basis with his subscribers that he took 2 first names

Refreshing to like an Aussie sportsman

Piastri is a future world champion like Norris and Russell are.

Yes yes he is

It will be funny if piastri get his first win before lando

I’m glad you called out Alpine and Ottmar for not putting Oscar in a seat straight away after he won three titles in a row. That was the most ridiculously stupid decision I’ve ever seen in motorsport. I’m glad that McLaren are now starting to give him a car that he can show his talent with, because I think that’s partly what has caused alpines self destruction. I think the people in charge at Alpine are now getting rid of everyone who made such a monumental stuff up in letting Oscar go.

It's a crime what F1 Manager 23 did to him. He's completely shit in that game.

He is the real deal

yes.

I do because I'm a mclaren fan

Norris was well behind Sainz in the 2019 championship Sainz 6th 96 points and Norris 11th 49 points even Ricciardo was ahead of Norris in the slower Renault but 2020 he was much closer only 8 points behind Sainz

hard to believe that there are piatri haters out there

In the right car like lando and George etc etc

I see Oscar as 3-time world Champion

Piastri is like Kimi, but in Alfa Romeo He's just too chill, awfully chill. I just don't see he got the aggression needed to win a championship.

Mild take: Piastri vs Verstappen is gonna be the next Verstappen vs Hamilton

best rookie season since lewis?

He just needs a team change. RBR or Ferrari and he will be a future champion for sure.

Angry Blamelos Sainz noises

What’s with the McLaren drivers getting stomach aches all the time? Get a health inspector down to the McLaren cafeteria lol

It’s fed up with, not fed up of.

I havent even watched the Video yet but to answer the question. Yes....

Having watched him in the junior formulas I am not surprised at all. How silly do Alpine look. No wonder they have all been sacked

Hey john have you ever had to use a razor? Does not look so 😂

Maybe if Newey retires someone in a non red bull can win something