Piastri: More F1 opportunities to achieve if F2 targets met
The reigning FIA Formula 3 champion is making the step up F2 this year with champion outfit Prema Racing and is amongst a community of younger drivers expected to designate.
Already a rising giant title within the junior ranks, Piastri was once snapped up by the Renault Sport, now Alpine Academy, in 2020, resulting in a F1 take a look at in a 2018 specification R.S.18 Renault F1 car at Bahrain slow closing year. The take a look at day was once shared between fellow Alpine Academy contributors and F2 drivers Guanyu Zhou and Christian Lundgaard.
It is a ways that duo Piastri will be going up against for future F1 assessments, but the 19-year-worn Australian says he may per chance well also very properly be lend a hand in an F1 car this season if he performs in F2.
“The academy has the R.S.18 making an strive out program in build so that will quiet be working all the contrivance by contrivance of the route of this year,” acknowledged Piastri.
“If my results are appropriate, and I do know what I in actuality want to enact, then yes there are F1 opportunities.
“There is nothing position in stone at the 2nd but I do know there are probabilities for me to force an F1 car again offering my results are appropriate ample, so expectantly there are just a few extra F1 outings this year.”
Taking a stay up for an F2 debut on this weekend’s season opener in Bahrain, Piastri has refused to position himself any targets for his first trudge within the faster and a ways more difficult F2 equipment.
“I judge for my first result it is miles relying on where we’re as a crew,” he acknowledged.
“If we maintain bought the capabilities to fetch then I desire to try to fetch and that is how the F3 season started, so I do know I’m able to enact it. Nevertheless if we maintain bought the aptitude to achieve 10th then I desire to try to achieve 10th or exceed what we belief was once that you just doubtlessly can judge of.
“It is a ways dependent lots on what form of shape we’re as a crew on story of it is no longer appropriate up to me to guage the final result on this sport.
“I don’t in actuality maintain any concrete issues I desire to enact,” he added, when asked about his overall championship aspirations.
“Clearly I desire to be combating for trudge wins and expectantly the championship.
“Combating for the title to your rookie year is never any easy feat so it’d be delicate, but I acknowledged the same about F3. I could per chance well well adore to be pushing for trudge wins and pole positions as well to It is a ways one thing I could per chance well well adore to get that I didn’t get closing year.”
One aspect he will be paying terminate attention too is tyre administration given Bahrain’s significantly abrasive surface and the introduction of most up-to-date arduous compound tyres.
The brand new Pirelli rubber was once trialled in pre-season making an strive out at the Sakhir Circuit earlier this month and has been widely regarded as extra delicate to manage in comparison to its old iteration.
“I judge tyre administration in each build goes to be crucial, but it is most important at Bahrain,” acknowledged Piastri.
“I haven’t performed any F2 races but but taking a look from the originate air Bahrain appears to be adore a truly high deg circuit, and within the past we maintain seen within the dawdle races folks doing pit stops.
“I judge that speaks for itself how high deg the personality of the circuit is, so I judge managing tyres is a critical half and arguably extra crucial than having outright streak.”
The brand new F2 season commences on Friday, starting with a 45-minute rehearsal.