McLaren driver Oscar Piastri has revealed that he, George Russell and Alex Albon held an “UNO World Championship” that happened throughout journey days between among the races of the 2025 Components 1 season. Admitting there have been “questionable guidelines” between the trio, he opened up on what he did throughout his downtime.
Speaking on F1’s Off The Grid with presenter Lawrence Barretto, the Australian defined {that a} long-haul flight between races turned from an impromptu sport of UNO into one thing bigger.
“You are simply chatting, you are sleeping. What’s happening?” Barretto requested in regards to the journey time between races when drivers share flights.
“Myself, George Russell and Alex Albon had an UNO World Championship on the way in which from Baku to Singapore final yr,” Piastri laughed. “There was some questionable rule selections, and guidelines that I’d by no means heard of enjoying UNO earlier than from among the others, primarily George.
“Apparently, they have been household guidelines.”
Barretto requested whether or not these guidelines from the Mercedes driver tipped the scales in his favour.
“Sure, they did,” he smiled. “We’re all the time aggressive at the whole lot, all of the drivers. It’s all the time good enjoyable.”
His competitiveness predates his profession in motorsport. Like many, together with seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton, he began with RC racing.
Lando Norris, McLaren, Oscar Piastri, McLaren
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“Been a aggressive particular person since I used to be actually little,” he stated. “However channelling that into racing and motorsport…Yeah, began with RC automobiles, received a nationwide championship at 9 after which began racing go-karts a yr later.”
Piastri, like a variety of drivers, lives in Monaco.
“It is handy once you need to go and play padel or do different issues,” he stated on the topic. “Additionally makes travelling to the races handy. Like I am certain most individuals have seen, we frequently journey to races collectively and stuff on these aircraft journeys.”
He added: “It is fairly cool to return right here when the races are completed. It’s kind of extra relaxed when there isn’t any racing.”
After a powerful begin to his profession in F1 and a championship contender for 2025, he has abruptly exploded in reputation – one thing he is nonetheless attending to grips with.
“It’s nonetheless slightly bit unusual,” he stated. “Clearly on the monitor you anticipate the eye, however there was instances the place you go within the grocery store or no matter, out of nowhere, somebody’s asking for a photograph or an autograph or no matter, and even simply asking, ‘is that actually you?’”
Piastri can be hoping to proceed the momentum he is present in his first three seasons into 2026.
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