MANAMA: Oscar Piastri was not yet born when Fernando Alonso made his Formula One debut and both said on Thursday (Mar 2) they felt privileged at the prospect of racing each other in Sunday's Bahrain season-opener. Aston Martin driver Alonso's first appearance for now-defunct Minardi was the Australian Gran
MANAMA: Oscar Piastri was not yet born when Fernando Alonso made his Formula One debut and both said on Thursday they felt privileged at the prospect of racing each other in Sunday's Bahrain season-opener.
"On paper, it sounds a little bit strange ... for Fernando's career to be longer than I've been alive but it's a big privilege to race against someone like Fernando." Piastri is one of three rookies this season, although AlphaTauri's Nyck de Vries actually made his F1 debut at Monza last year as replacement for Alex Albon at Williams.
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