1 00:00:01,920 --> 00:00:06,560 Speaker 1: From the newsroom and news still come today. Gooday, there, 2 00:00:06,559 --> 00:00:07,480 Speaker 1: I'm Andrew Buckalow. 3 00:00:07,640 --> 00:00:10,880 Speaker 2: Well, the romance between Elon Musk and Donald Trump appears 4 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:11,760 Speaker 2: to be over. 5 00:00:11,960 --> 00:00:13,040 Speaker 1: The billionaire has. 6 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:16,360 Speaker 2: Blasted the president's administration in a series of angry tweets. 7 00:00:16,360 --> 00:00:18,279 Speaker 2: You can get all the details at news dot com 8 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:18,840 Speaker 2: dot Au. 9 00:00:19,120 --> 00:00:19,840 Speaker 1: While you're there, you. 10 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:22,079 Speaker 2: Can also read about a very famous celebrity couple that 11 00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:23,000 Speaker 2: have called it quits. 12 00:00:23,239 --> 00:00:24,240 Speaker 1: I'll give you a clue. 13 00:00:24,320 --> 00:00:26,639 Speaker 2: One of the people involved is chatting to Ellen in 14 00:00:26,680 --> 00:00:27,200 Speaker 2: this clip. 15 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:28,040 Speaker 1: How was the party? 16 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 2: I wasn't invited? 17 00:00:28,960 --> 00:00:31,760 Speaker 3: Actually, no, that's not the truth, Ellen, You were invited. 18 00:00:32,040 --> 00:00:34,120 Speaker 1: You know who it is, don't you? If you don't. 19 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:36,840 Speaker 2: Her initials are DK and she was dating a singer, 20 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:40,080 Speaker 2: but obviously not anymore. All right, let's talk about today's episode, 21 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:42,080 Speaker 2: shall we. There was a big debate in the news 22 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:44,159 Speaker 2: dot com dot Au office the other day about who 23 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:45,560 Speaker 2: the most dominant. 24 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:47,040 Speaker 1: Ossie athlete is at the moment. 25 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:49,680 Speaker 2: My colleague Matt said that, without a doubt, it is 26 00:00:49,760 --> 00:00:53,599 Speaker 2: Formula one driver Oscar piastre I wasn't exactly convinced, So 27 00:00:53,640 --> 00:00:55,640 Speaker 2: Matt has offered to come on the podcast today and 28 00:00:55,760 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 2: put forward his case. He'll tell us all about Oscar's 29 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:01,560 Speaker 2: history making season, why it's such a big deal, as 30 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:04,160 Speaker 2: well as how much the twenty four year old gets paid. 31 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:06,080 Speaker 1: Plus if you've ever wondered what. 32 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:07,720 Speaker 2: F one drivers do when they need to go to 33 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:10,000 Speaker 2: the toilet mid race, well you're lucky duck. 34 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:14,640 Speaker 1: You're about to find out. Drama everywhere you look. 35 00:01:14,880 --> 00:01:17,720 Speaker 2: No dramas for Oscar Piastre, who wins his. 36 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:18,880 Speaker 1: Fifth Droum Prix of the year. 37 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:22,480 Speaker 2: Tiastre takes the Spanish drand Prix. We're joining me now 38 00:01:22,480 --> 00:01:24,760 Speaker 2: in the studio is Matt Sullivan. He's one of our 39 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:26,920 Speaker 2: sports writers at news dot com dot au. He is 40 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 2: a big lover of Formula one and he's a big 41 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:32,839 Speaker 2: fan of the little ossie, Oscar Piastre. That's hard to say, Matt, 42 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:35,640 Speaker 2: Welcome to the studio. Hey, Bucky, let's assume I'm not 43 00:01:35,720 --> 00:01:39,000 Speaker 2: really across the sport of F one, because Chakra, I'm not. 44 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:41,480 Speaker 2: Just how well is Oscar doing at the moment. 45 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:44,520 Speaker 4: He's going extremely well. In fact, couldn't be going much better, 46 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:47,360 Speaker 4: to be honest. Oh, he's won five races out of 47 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:49,560 Speaker 4: eight this year and he's ahead by ten points in 48 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:51,559 Speaker 4: the standings. Out of his teammate Lando Norris. 49 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:52,760 Speaker 1: Well done, Oscar. 50 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:55,320 Speaker 4: There's still sixteen races to go, so anything could happen. 51 00:01:55,440 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 4: If he crashes out, that could hurt him. But the 52 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 4: title was in between the two McClay barons. Now and 53 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:03,520 Speaker 4: just for context of how well he's going, he's finished 54 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:05,920 Speaker 4: on the podium in eight races in a row and 55 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:09,360 Speaker 4: only two other McLaren drivers have done that, the Arson Center, 56 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:12,200 Speaker 4: the Brazilian Icon and Lewis Hamilton. So he's in pretty 57 00:02:12,200 --> 00:02:12,720 Speaker 4: good company. 58 00:02:12,760 --> 00:02:15,320 Speaker 2: So what you're saying is he's on track technically to 59 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:16,720 Speaker 2: win the Driver's Championship. 60 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:18,359 Speaker 1: Yep, he's on fire. Okay. 61 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:20,040 Speaker 2: You have said to me a few times in the 62 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 2: office when we're be talking about Oscar Piastre Bucky, I 63 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:24,680 Speaker 2: don't think you understand how big of a deal his 64 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:27,359 Speaker 2: success is. And I've looked at you blankly. I put 65 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:29,200 Speaker 2: my headphones back on and I've gone back to listening 66 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:31,400 Speaker 2: to Kyle and Jackie. Oh so why is it so 67 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 2: significant that he's doing so well? 68 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:35,960 Speaker 4: I guess Australia have had f one drivers who've been 69 00:02:36,040 --> 00:02:38,960 Speaker 4: superstars before, like Mark Weber and Daniel Riccardo, who are 70 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 4: both amazing long careers with high points during the time 71 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 4: at Red Bull, winning big races like the Monaco Gone Prix, 72 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:48,320 Speaker 4: but they've never really challenged for the championship like Pstre's 73 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:51,760 Speaker 4: Right now, Max vs Stappen and Sebastian Vedel have out 74 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:54,160 Speaker 4: done them. Pstre's only in his third year in F 75 00:02:54,200 --> 00:02:56,120 Speaker 4: one and he's already got seven career wins, which is 76 00:02:56,160 --> 00:02:59,679 Speaker 4: only one less than Riccardo did and two less than Weber. 77 00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:00,680 Speaker 1: For their whole of the career. 78 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:01,040 Speaker 3: Yeah. 79 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 4: Wow, he's going great guns And for context, Pstre is 80 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:06,360 Speaker 4: aiming to become just the third Aussie to win an 81 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:09,079 Speaker 4: F one World Championship in the first since Alan Jones 82 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:11,120 Speaker 4: forty five years ago, back in nineteen eighty. 83 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:11,560 Speaker 1: Wow. 84 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:14,440 Speaker 4: And it'd also be the first non European driver to 85 00:03:14,440 --> 00:03:16,720 Speaker 4: win the title since Canadian Jack Ville Nerve back in 86 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:17,239 Speaker 4: ninety seven. 87 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 2: I've always wondered if Jacques ville Nerve is related to 88 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:22,480 Speaker 2: Dennis vill Nerve the director. Is that the same surna? Anyway, 89 00:03:22,600 --> 00:03:24,920 Speaker 2: that's my fact checking. I'll do that out of the studio. 90 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:26,680 Speaker 2: You don't need to worry about it now. You mentioned 91 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:30,000 Speaker 2: his McLaren teammate before, Lando Norris. He's a British Feller, 92 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 2: I feel like Lando is the more famous driver. I 93 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:35,160 Speaker 2: always hear about Lando, but clearly Oscar is doing a 94 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:36,200 Speaker 2: little bit better this season. 95 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 3: Yeah. 96 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:39,080 Speaker 4: Lando is quite established in F one. He's been with 97 00:03:39,160 --> 00:03:41,760 Speaker 4: McLaren for his whole career, in his seventh season. 98 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:42,400 Speaker 1: Now seventh season. 99 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 4: Yeah right, so we've seen the lows of when McLaren 100 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 4: were at the back of the grid all the way 101 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:47,920 Speaker 4: to now where they have the fastest car by far. 102 00:03:48,440 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 4: For a while, he had the unwanted record of having 103 00:03:51,320 --> 00:03:54,280 Speaker 4: the most races without finishing on the podium, and now 104 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:57,320 Speaker 4: Pstre already has one more care win than him, and 105 00:03:57,320 --> 00:03:59,240 Speaker 4: this jury is still had a bit on whether Lando 106 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:02,440 Speaker 4: has a world champion ship mentality. Last year, Max Vestappan 107 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:04,840 Speaker 4: got the better of him in quite a few races 108 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:06,760 Speaker 4: in key moments where they were fighting against each other, 109 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:09,320 Speaker 4: and Lando's had a few little wobbles in big moments. 110 00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 4: And with it being so close between Oscar and Lando 111 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:14,640 Speaker 4: this year, the championship most likely will come down to 112 00:04:14,680 --> 00:04:16,880 Speaker 4: who does better in qualifying, which is on Saturday where 113 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:19,440 Speaker 4: they decide who starts in what order for the race, 114 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:22,200 Speaker 4: because overtaking in F one's getting pretty hard because of 115 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:24,400 Speaker 4: how big the cars are and getting around each other 116 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:25,520 Speaker 4: is just hard. 117 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:28,320 Speaker 2: On, so we're seeing less changing during the actual race. 118 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:29,600 Speaker 2: It's more about where you begin. 119 00:04:30,080 --> 00:04:33,200 Speaker 4: Yeah, this is a whole other discussion about about F one, 120 00:04:33,240 --> 00:04:36,680 Speaker 4: but the cars are so big and the rules as 121 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:38,840 Speaker 4: such that overtaking is quite hard at the moment and 122 00:04:38,839 --> 00:04:42,520 Speaker 4: on the tracks they go go on lots of them streets, 123 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:45,200 Speaker 4: street circuits and tracks where there's just not really much 124 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:46,039 Speaker 4: space to get around it. 125 00:04:46,200 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, right, that makes sense. 126 00:04:48,200 --> 00:04:50,760 Speaker 4: We haven't seen a full on battle between Oscar Piastri 127 00:04:50,839 --> 00:04:53,080 Speaker 4: and Lando Norris on track this year, but we should 128 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:54,680 Speaker 4: see them go wil to wheel in a full on 129 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:57,440 Speaker 4: fight towards the back half of the season. And I 130 00:04:57,440 --> 00:04:59,520 Speaker 4: guess adding to the intrigue is that there's an element 131 00:04:59,520 --> 00:05:01,160 Speaker 4: of an Aussi coming up against the pomp, so it 132 00:05:01,160 --> 00:05:03,200 Speaker 4: would make it even sweeter for us Ozzy fans. 133 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:05,520 Speaker 1: Oscar wins one hundred percent. 134 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:08,880 Speaker 2: Carl Australia, This is a question that interests me a 135 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:11,960 Speaker 2: little bit as an outsider. You kind of hear all 136 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:14,560 Speaker 2: these reports about big money in Formula one. Do we 137 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:17,479 Speaker 2: have any idea of what Oscar would actually be getting 138 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:18,159 Speaker 2: paid right now? 139 00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:21,200 Speaker 4: Yeah, they fine salaries aren't made public, but we do 140 00:05:21,279 --> 00:05:23,280 Speaker 4: know that Oscar got a big pay rise this year 141 00:05:23,320 --> 00:05:26,080 Speaker 4: as part of his multi year contract extension with McLaren. 142 00:05:26,320 --> 00:05:29,040 Speaker 4: McLaren structure there deals a bit differently to other teams 143 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:30,920 Speaker 4: on the grid after they got burned a bit by 144 00:05:30,960 --> 00:05:33,760 Speaker 4: having to give Daniel Riccardo a massive payout of over 145 00:05:33,839 --> 00:05:36,120 Speaker 4: twenty million dollars when they sacked him with when he 146 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:39,479 Speaker 4: had ear left. So Oscar and Lando both have a 147 00:05:39,520 --> 00:05:41,600 Speaker 4: base salary which is certainly nothing to sneeze at, and 148 00:05:41,600 --> 00:05:44,880 Speaker 4: then they receive massive bonuses depending on their performance in 149 00:05:44,920 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 4: any certain years. So last year McLaren won their Constructors 150 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:50,320 Speaker 4: Championship as the best team, and if Oscar wins the 151 00:05:50,400 --> 00:05:52,960 Speaker 4: driver's title this year, his bonus would be worth tens 152 00:05:52,960 --> 00:05:54,919 Speaker 4: of millions of dollars. So last year he had a 153 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:57,240 Speaker 4: salary of around eight million and got a bonus of 154 00:05:57,240 --> 00:06:00,240 Speaker 4: around twenty seven million, and those numbers will be high 155 00:06:00,320 --> 00:06:00,600 Speaker 4: this year. 156 00:06:00,640 --> 00:06:02,520 Speaker 1: Ickon twenty seven million. 157 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:04,520 Speaker 2: You know, I was actually listening to an interview that 158 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:07,240 Speaker 2: Oscar did on the Howie Games podcast the other day 159 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:09,920 Speaker 2: and he was asked about making so much money and 160 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:11,320 Speaker 2: what he does with his money. 161 00:06:11,520 --> 00:06:15,440 Speaker 3: Certainly, for now it's more just putting it in the 162 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:19,160 Speaker 3: bank and focusing on driving. I think now that I've 163 00:06:19,160 --> 00:06:22,680 Speaker 3: got a bit more experience, kind of made a bit 164 00:06:22,720 --> 00:06:24,159 Speaker 3: of a name for myself in the sport. 165 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:26,200 Speaker 1: Obviously with this new deal as well. 166 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:32,400 Speaker 3: It is something that I need to be responsible with 167 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:36,719 Speaker 3: and you know, try and make my money work for me. 168 00:06:37,160 --> 00:06:42,599 Speaker 3: As they say, it is an incredibly large amount of money. 169 00:06:42,920 --> 00:06:46,120 Speaker 3: Under no illusion of that, but my career is also 170 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:48,520 Speaker 3: not going to last until I'm sixty. It's going to 171 00:06:48,560 --> 00:06:52,159 Speaker 3: last until I'm you know, thirty five, maybe forty. But 172 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:56,159 Speaker 3: you know, I think i've you know, you see it 173 00:06:56,200 --> 00:06:59,239 Speaker 3: with all kinds of athletes and people earning this amount 174 00:06:59,240 --> 00:07:03,440 Speaker 3: of money. It's it's pretty impressive how quickly you can 175 00:07:03,440 --> 00:07:04,560 Speaker 3: spend it if you really want to. 176 00:07:04,839 --> 00:07:07,160 Speaker 2: Oh, he's obviously very sensible, that falor if you got 177 00:07:07,160 --> 00:07:10,080 Speaker 2: paid millions, Matt, what's one item that you think you'd 178 00:07:10,080 --> 00:07:10,760 Speaker 2: splash out on. 179 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:14,400 Speaker 4: Business class flights? Probably other than that, I'm not too sure. 180 00:07:14,840 --> 00:07:16,040 Speaker 4: Maybe a fancy watch. 181 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:18,000 Speaker 1: You could buy your own bloody private jet. 182 00:07:18,080 --> 00:07:20,440 Speaker 2: You don't need to just splash out on Jet Star's 183 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:22,200 Speaker 2: best to get to Vanuatu. 184 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:23,600 Speaker 1: Here's another question. 185 00:07:23,640 --> 00:07:25,880 Speaker 2: I want to know, how did Oscar, a kid born 186 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:29,000 Speaker 2: in Melbourne end up in Formula one. What was his 187 00:07:29,080 --> 00:07:31,560 Speaker 2: path up to the world's biggest motorsport competition. 188 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:34,160 Speaker 4: I guess, like all these young drivers, he started out 189 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:36,960 Speaker 4: doing casting and then he went with his dad to 190 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:39,440 Speaker 4: Europe that we'll talk a bit about later. He's always 191 00:07:39,440 --> 00:07:41,560 Speaker 4: been a winner, coming through the ranks of the junior 192 00:07:41,720 --> 00:07:45,840 Speaker 4: racing categories. In twenty nineteen he won the Formula Rena Championship, 193 00:07:45,960 --> 00:07:48,560 Speaker 4: then in twenty twenty he won Formula three, and in 194 00:07:48,600 --> 00:07:52,440 Speaker 4: twenty twenty one he won F one's feeder competition F two, 195 00:07:52,720 --> 00:07:55,480 Speaker 4: which really put him on the radar of F one teams. 196 00:07:55,640 --> 00:07:57,520 Speaker 4: I guess a big thing is it was a real 197 00:07:57,640 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 4: sliding doors moment of how he actually ended up at McLay. 198 00:08:00,400 --> 00:08:04,120 Speaker 4: Oscar was a member of the Alpine Academy. When Fernando 199 00:08:04,200 --> 00:08:07,120 Speaker 4: Alonso announced he was leaving our pain for Aston Marden, 200 00:08:07,600 --> 00:08:10,720 Speaker 4: Alpine just assumed that Oscar, because he was their reserve driver, 201 00:08:10,920 --> 00:08:12,520 Speaker 4: they would just promote him and slow him in for 202 00:08:12,560 --> 00:08:14,840 Speaker 4: the team for twenty twenty three. But while this was 203 00:08:14,880 --> 00:08:16,720 Speaker 4: all happening, Daniel Ocado was having a bit of a 204 00:08:16,720 --> 00:08:19,640 Speaker 4: shocker at McLaren, who they finally bit the bullet and 205 00:08:19,640 --> 00:08:21,560 Speaker 4: sacked him with a year to go on his contracts 206 00:08:21,640 --> 00:08:24,760 Speaker 4: and replacing him with Oscar, and Alpine was absolutely fuming, 207 00:08:24,760 --> 00:08:27,160 Speaker 4: and there was a whole legal slagga about the contracts 208 00:08:27,160 --> 00:08:29,280 Speaker 4: and whether Alpine had a leak to stand on to 209 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:31,400 Speaker 4: keep Oscar, But it turns out they had never really 210 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:33,760 Speaker 4: guaranteed him a spot at the team, and off he 211 00:08:33,840 --> 00:08:36,120 Speaker 4: went to McLaren. So Oscar really had to come out 212 00:08:36,120 --> 00:08:38,199 Speaker 4: and say it was quite awkward. Actually I haven't signed 213 00:08:38,200 --> 00:08:39,880 Speaker 4: with out Pain and they won't be driving for them, 214 00:08:39,920 --> 00:08:41,400 Speaker 4: and it was all pretty spicy at the time. 215 00:08:41,480 --> 00:08:43,160 Speaker 1: Oh God, how awkward for Alpine. 216 00:08:43,160 --> 00:08:45,120 Speaker 2: So they thought that they've got this guy signed and 217 00:08:45,160 --> 00:08:47,000 Speaker 2: that he's just a showing to race for them in 218 00:08:47,200 --> 00:08:50,000 Speaker 2: F one, and it turns out that wasn't the case. 219 00:08:50,320 --> 00:08:52,800 Speaker 4: They really stuffed it and it was a real real 220 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:55,200 Speaker 4: sliding doors moment, because I fine is a lot about 221 00:08:55,240 --> 00:08:58,280 Speaker 4: timing and the luck of being the fastest car. So 222 00:08:58,320 --> 00:09:00,439 Speaker 4: it was a pretty big moment in Oscar's career, especially 223 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:03,280 Speaker 4: now that McLaren has the fastest rocket ship of a 224 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:05,480 Speaker 4: car and our Paine is kind of falling apart as 225 00:09:05,520 --> 00:09:07,800 Speaker 4: a team with one of the slowest cars. On the grid. 226 00:09:08,160 --> 00:09:11,680 Speaker 2: Okay, So Oscar started in go karting, which we've all 227 00:09:11,720 --> 00:09:14,480 Speaker 2: done as kids, and then he kind of worked his 228 00:09:14,559 --> 00:09:18,280 Speaker 2: way up the ranks Formula three, Formula two, finally Formula One, 229 00:09:18,320 --> 00:09:21,360 Speaker 2: where he's obviously killing it right now. Motor Racing is 230 00:09:21,360 --> 00:09:25,520 Speaker 2: a very costly sport. How did Oscar get the cash 231 00:09:25,559 --> 00:09:26,319 Speaker 2: to compete? 232 00:09:27,240 --> 00:09:28,680 Speaker 4: I guess to make it to F one, you do 233 00:09:28,800 --> 00:09:31,760 Speaker 4: really need a lot of financial investment to get onto 234 00:09:31,760 --> 00:09:34,440 Speaker 4: the karting scene first of all, and then attract sponsors 235 00:09:34,480 --> 00:09:37,640 Speaker 4: and financial backing to invest in you as a driver, 236 00:09:37,720 --> 00:09:39,800 Speaker 4: because then you get picked up by a team in 237 00:09:39,840 --> 00:09:43,000 Speaker 4: the junior categories and slowly can aim for F one. 238 00:09:43,120 --> 00:09:46,240 Speaker 4: Like Lewis, Hamilton's dad worked four jobs to fund his 239 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:48,680 Speaker 4: dream and then worked as his mechanic and manager through 240 00:09:48,720 --> 00:09:51,920 Speaker 4: his karting career, and Oscar Piastre's dad did similar. He 241 00:09:52,600 --> 00:09:56,520 Speaker 4: and his family supporters and sponsors. He said that they've 242 00:09:56,520 --> 00:09:58,320 Speaker 4: put in around five and a half to six and 243 00:09:58,320 --> 00:10:01,440 Speaker 4: a half Aussie million dollars to fund Oscar's F one 244 00:10:01,520 --> 00:10:02,480 Speaker 4: dreamer to get him there. 245 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:05,920 Speaker 2: So the whole family and the couple of sponsors and 246 00:10:05,920 --> 00:10:09,600 Speaker 2: supporters have chipped in over six million Aussie dollars to 247 00:10:09,800 --> 00:10:11,720 Speaker 2: help Oscar reach Formula one. 248 00:10:11,840 --> 00:10:15,320 Speaker 4: Yeah, that's right. Pstre's dad runs a successful automative software 249 00:10:15,400 --> 00:10:17,559 Speaker 4: development company and he's been with him every step of 250 00:10:17,600 --> 00:10:19,400 Speaker 4: the way, and he's at each F one race now. 251 00:10:19,840 --> 00:10:22,839 Speaker 4: He's spoken about how you need a lot of money 252 00:10:22,880 --> 00:10:25,560 Speaker 4: for flights accommodation to go around to the different European 253 00:10:25,559 --> 00:10:28,319 Speaker 4: tracks in the karting circuit. They moved over the two 254 00:10:28,320 --> 00:10:30,880 Speaker 4: of them to Europe and the UK when Oscar is 255 00:10:30,920 --> 00:10:33,720 Speaker 4: a teenager to set him up because that's where all 256 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:36,880 Speaker 4: the racing is set up in Europe, with all the 257 00:10:36,880 --> 00:10:37,960 Speaker 4: big tracks in the teams. 258 00:10:38,120 --> 00:10:40,080 Speaker 1: Well, lucky his dad had a good paying job. 259 00:10:40,160 --> 00:10:42,600 Speaker 2: I mean, I'd hate to think what would have happened 260 00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:45,200 Speaker 2: if Oscar had all this natural talent but didn't have 261 00:10:45,280 --> 00:10:46,600 Speaker 2: someone to fund his dream. 262 00:10:46,640 --> 00:10:48,760 Speaker 1: I wonder if he would have missed out. Yeah, it's tough. 263 00:10:48,760 --> 00:10:52,480 Speaker 4: You definitely do need money to get yourself in the sport. 264 00:10:53,240 --> 00:10:54,520 Speaker 4: And he went to boarding school for a bit in 265 00:10:54,600 --> 00:10:56,520 Speaker 4: the UK for the last few years of his schools 266 00:10:56,600 --> 00:10:58,880 Speaker 4: and then he made the moves from kating into Formula 267 00:10:58,960 --> 00:11:01,240 Speaker 4: four where he finish runer that season, and then he 268 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:04,520 Speaker 4: really went from Lips and bounds the progress wise through 269 00:11:04,559 --> 00:11:07,480 Speaker 4: all the other categories. And I guess another thing worth 270 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:10,840 Speaker 4: mentioning is it was around that time when Oscar was 271 00:11:10,840 --> 00:11:14,839 Speaker 4: transitioning from carts to car racing that Mark Webber became 272 00:11:14,880 --> 00:11:15,439 Speaker 4: his manager. 273 00:11:15,720 --> 00:11:18,120 Speaker 1: Mark Webber, the former Australian Formula one driver. 274 00:11:18,320 --> 00:11:20,800 Speaker 4: Yeah, and he's done an awesome job of guiding Oscar 275 00:11:20,880 --> 00:11:23,199 Speaker 4: through his career so far. People talk a lot about 276 00:11:23,200 --> 00:11:26,520 Speaker 4: how Max of Stappan has his dad, Lewis Hamilton's got 277 00:11:26,520 --> 00:11:28,600 Speaker 4: his dad and you kind of need that mentor figure 278 00:11:28,800 --> 00:11:31,480 Speaker 4: to guide you through the F one paddick and all 279 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:33,200 Speaker 4: the little tricky things that come up there. 280 00:11:33,320 --> 00:11:34,400 Speaker 1: And he helped. 281 00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:36,280 Speaker 4: Oscar get on the radar of F one teams and 282 00:11:36,280 --> 00:11:39,800 Speaker 4: get him sponsorship and financial backing during those junior categories 283 00:11:39,800 --> 00:11:42,160 Speaker 4: when he won three championships in a row to make 284 00:11:42,200 --> 00:11:45,319 Speaker 4: it to F one. Weber's work to get Piastri to 285 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:47,679 Speaker 4: McLaren instead of Olpein might well go down as one 286 00:11:47,679 --> 00:11:49,760 Speaker 4: of the best deals in F one history when everything's 287 00:11:49,760 --> 00:11:51,880 Speaker 4: said and done, just based on how the two teams 288 00:11:51,920 --> 00:11:52,640 Speaker 4: are going right now. 289 00:11:52,720 --> 00:11:54,400 Speaker 1: Oh well, thank God for Mark Webber. 290 00:11:54,440 --> 00:11:56,080 Speaker 2: What a man to have in your corner, A man 291 00:11:56,120 --> 00:11:58,400 Speaker 2: who has been there and done it, but obviously hasn't 292 00:11:58,440 --> 00:12:01,360 Speaker 2: reached the success that Oscar Astre has, So maybe he's 293 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:03,240 Speaker 2: living his dream through Oscar as well. 294 00:12:04,040 --> 00:12:04,880 Speaker 1: Matt. Stick around. 295 00:12:05,000 --> 00:12:07,520 Speaker 2: We've got plenty more about this young Ossie coming up 296 00:12:07,559 --> 00:12:08,360 Speaker 2: in just a moment. 297 00:12:15,960 --> 00:12:16,480 Speaker 1: Welcome back. 298 00:12:16,480 --> 00:12:18,880 Speaker 2: I'm Chattington News dot com dot Au sports reporter Matt 299 00:12:18,880 --> 00:12:22,479 Speaker 2: Sullivan about Oscar Pastre, the young Ossie who was absolutely 300 00:12:22,559 --> 00:12:24,720 Speaker 2: killing it in Formula one at the moment. 301 00:12:25,160 --> 00:12:25,400 Speaker 1: Matt. 302 00:12:25,440 --> 00:12:28,040 Speaker 2: Since joining F one back in twenty twenty three, what's 303 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:29,360 Speaker 2: Oscar's reputation? 304 00:12:29,679 --> 00:12:29,760 Speaker 3: Like? 305 00:12:30,280 --> 00:12:30,880 Speaker 1: I think when he. 306 00:12:30,840 --> 00:12:33,480 Speaker 4: First started out, people weren't quite sure what to make 307 00:12:33,520 --> 00:12:35,000 Speaker 4: of Oscar. They might have seen him as a bit 308 00:12:35,040 --> 00:12:38,480 Speaker 4: boring or bland personality wise, He's super calm and measured, 309 00:12:38,679 --> 00:12:41,640 Speaker 4: very mild manned guy and never gets angry on team radio, 310 00:12:41,679 --> 00:12:44,120 Speaker 4: whether he wins the race or crashes out, he's always 311 00:12:44,160 --> 00:12:45,160 Speaker 4: very calm and respectful. 312 00:12:45,360 --> 00:12:45,800 Speaker 1: Yeah. 313 00:12:45,840 --> 00:12:48,000 Speaker 2: I'm going to jump in here because you mentioned that 314 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:49,680 Speaker 2: to me in the office the other day, that he 315 00:12:49,720 --> 00:12:52,600 Speaker 2: is so calm and measured. I went back onto YouTube 316 00:12:52,640 --> 00:12:54,920 Speaker 2: and had a listen to the team radio of when 317 00:12:54,960 --> 00:12:57,760 Speaker 2: Oscar won his very first race in Formula One. 318 00:12:57,800 --> 00:12:59,280 Speaker 1: Couldn't believe it. I have listened to this. 319 00:13:00,160 --> 00:13:04,600 Speaker 2: He has three wins for the first time in Formula one. 320 00:13:04,160 --> 00:13:08,280 Speaker 4: Well done, check a flag, well none, buddy, really good. 321 00:13:09,840 --> 00:13:13,720 Speaker 3: Yep, thank you everyone, Thank you very much, thanks for 322 00:13:13,760 --> 00:13:14,679 Speaker 3: the coordination. 323 00:13:18,679 --> 00:13:20,560 Speaker 1: I mean, how calm and measured is that? Man? 324 00:13:20,679 --> 00:13:23,520 Speaker 4: Fire up, Oscar? You just won your first F one. Yeah, 325 00:13:23,520 --> 00:13:25,439 Speaker 4: that's just what he's like, though. I think it kind 326 00:13:25,480 --> 00:13:27,720 Speaker 4: of helps him with his racing though he's still very 327 00:13:27,720 --> 00:13:29,800 Speaker 4: aggressive behind the wheel and I think he's a stone 328 00:13:29,840 --> 00:13:32,720 Speaker 4: cold killer, like he's so good and it really feeds 329 00:13:32,720 --> 00:13:34,960 Speaker 4: into his driving style. He does have a bit of 330 00:13:34,960 --> 00:13:37,480 Speaker 4: a dry sense of human I think that's slowly coming 331 00:13:37,480 --> 00:13:39,280 Speaker 4: out a bit more and people getting to know him 332 00:13:39,320 --> 00:13:42,080 Speaker 4: and warming to him. But he's definitely a different type 333 00:13:42,120 --> 00:13:44,520 Speaker 4: of personality to say, Daniel Roccado, that's for sure. 334 00:13:44,720 --> 00:13:44,880 Speaker 1: Yeah. 335 00:13:44,960 --> 00:13:48,120 Speaker 2: Daniel Roccardo was really like a very funny fellow, wasn't 336 00:13:48,160 --> 00:13:50,319 Speaker 2: He was always cracking gags and it seemed like every 337 00:13:50,440 --> 00:13:51,280 Speaker 2: driver loved him. 338 00:13:51,360 --> 00:13:53,640 Speaker 1: But Oscar a bit more just restraint. 339 00:13:53,760 --> 00:13:56,240 Speaker 4: Yeah, he's a bit more circumspect, whereas Riccardo was kind 340 00:13:56,280 --> 00:14:01,360 Speaker 4: of squaring at Netflix cameras. Oscar's very very chilled and calm. 341 00:14:01,400 --> 00:14:03,959 Speaker 4: I guess people are starting starting to get warm to 342 00:14:04,040 --> 00:14:05,839 Speaker 4: him a bit. And as much as we love a 343 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:09,520 Speaker 4: Alarican like Riccardo, Ozzi's are just loving Oscar because he's 344 00:14:09,559 --> 00:14:11,280 Speaker 4: winning and we love we love winners. 345 00:14:12,040 --> 00:14:14,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, if you're putting Australia on the map, good on you. 346 00:14:14,160 --> 00:14:16,240 Speaker 2: I say, listen. As I said earlier, Matt, I don't 347 00:14:16,280 --> 00:14:18,560 Speaker 2: know much about Formula One. One thing I've always wanted 348 00:14:18,600 --> 00:14:20,680 Speaker 2: to know is what drivers do when they need to 349 00:14:20,720 --> 00:14:22,920 Speaker 2: go to the toilet. Yes, so that outs me as 350 00:14:22,960 --> 00:14:25,200 Speaker 2: a very basic sports fan. But I had a quick 351 00:14:25,200 --> 00:14:28,320 Speaker 2: google on YouTube and I found that Oscar Piastre has actually. 352 00:14:28,080 --> 00:14:30,000 Speaker 1: Answered this very question. Let's have a listen. 353 00:14:30,160 --> 00:14:32,560 Speaker 3: So if you need the toilet in the race, you 354 00:14:32,640 --> 00:14:36,240 Speaker 3: don't have many options to It's not unheard of for 355 00:14:36,320 --> 00:14:40,880 Speaker 3: drivers to go in their suit. Personally, I've never had to. Well, 356 00:14:41,120 --> 00:14:44,800 Speaker 3: I have had to, but have never followed through with it. 357 00:14:45,160 --> 00:14:49,320 Speaker 3: There's not much you can do. Some drivers are able 358 00:14:49,360 --> 00:14:51,520 Speaker 3: to go in their race suit, which is a big 359 00:14:51,600 --> 00:14:54,680 Speaker 3: gross but if you gotta go, you gotta go. 360 00:14:55,560 --> 00:14:55,920 Speaker 1: There you go. 361 00:14:55,960 --> 00:14:58,960 Speaker 2: Thank you for clearing that up, Oscar Piastre. I should 362 00:14:58,960 --> 00:15:00,720 Speaker 2: have made a piss stroke there. I was tempted. I 363 00:15:00,720 --> 00:15:02,640 Speaker 2: almost did, but I didn't. Okay, Matt, when are we 364 00:15:02,680 --> 00:15:04,160 Speaker 2: going to see Oscar in action again? 365 00:15:04,640 --> 00:15:05,640 Speaker 1: In a couple of weeks time? 366 00:15:05,680 --> 00:15:09,000 Speaker 4: Their fun season continues in Canada on Monday, June sixteen, 367 00:15:09,000 --> 00:15:10,840 Speaker 4: early in the morning, shorely in time, and hopefully he 368 00:15:10,840 --> 00:15:11,480 Speaker 4: can get another win. 369 00:15:11,680 --> 00:15:13,960 Speaker 2: I will be waiting to see you up in the 370 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:15,960 Speaker 2: office early in the morning to cover that FOREWS dot 371 00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:18,160 Speaker 2: com dot Au. Right now, I'm going to finish by 372 00:15:18,200 --> 00:15:20,920 Speaker 2: putting a question to yes or no, will Oscar Piastre 373 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:24,760 Speaker 2: win the Drivers Championship? Yes, there you go. It's on 374 00:15:24,840 --> 00:15:27,320 Speaker 2: the record. Matt Sullivan, thanks so much for jumping on 375 00:15:27,320 --> 00:15:29,640 Speaker 2: the podcast. Thanks Becky, thank you very much for listening. 376 00:15:29,680 --> 00:15:31,240 Speaker 2: We'll we chat to you again next time. 377 00:15:32,240 --> 00:15:35,440 Speaker 1: Follow us, subscribe to from the newsroom wherever you get 378 00:15:35,480 --> 00:15:36,600 Speaker 1: your podcasts.