Oscar Piastri officially joined the McLaren team this week when he took part in the end of season testing in Abu Dhabi.

The 21 year old joined his new team to get a taste of the latest McLaren machinery, the MCL36. Clocking 123 laps over the day’s session, he collected useful data for the team as well as kick-starting his preperation for the upcoming 2023 season.

Oscar Piastri - “A good first day with McLaren, I think we learnt a lot. It was great to finally join up with the team, and thanks to them for a good day of running. We did a lot of laps and experimented a lot which is exactly what today is all about. I’ve got a good idea where to improve for next year. I really enjoyed it, it’s nice to be back out on track finally and experience the 2022 cars. I’m looking forward to next year now, I’ll be in the factory next week to meet the whole team, after that I’ll take a short break before getting back to work with McLaren to prepare for next year.”

Andrea Stella, Executive Director, Racing - “It’s been a productive day of testing here in Abu Dhabi at the post-season test, where we’ve managed to complete a lot of important work. Firstly, it’s been great to get Oscar into the MCL36 and start his integration into the team. The main objective for him today has been to get as much mileage under his belt as possible, and to start to get him used to working with the team.”

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