Andrew Alderson: Newstalk ZB sports reader on Oscar Piastri's maiden Formula 1 victory

Oscar Piastri has become the fifth Australian to win a Formula 1 race, after his victory in the Hungarian Grand Prix.

But the triumph didn't come without controversy, with McLaren teammate Lando Norris forced to give the victory to his teammate.

Newstalk ZB sports reader Andrew Alderson joined Ryan Bridge to discuss further.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Now Andrew Ortison's here was sport, Good morning Greeting's Ryan,
and the Tour de Frances is wrapping up or has
wrapped up.

Speaker 2 (00:06):
Yeah, it's wrapping up. So they're just flying around at
the moment between Monaco and Nice. Just been watching Pegartcha
before it came in today. Pagarchia, who's looking as secure
as third Yellow Jewsy, looks like he's going to do
it comportably at the moment, but you never know in
the final stanza as to where he may end up.
But he's got that comfortable five minute buffer over Joannice Vingagore.

(00:27):
And yeah, it's been a tremendous duel across what best
part of three and a half thousands of kilometers and
they're finally going to wrap it up in Nice.

Speaker 1 (00:37):
What's the distance between them? Are Is it quite a bit? Yes?

Speaker 2 (00:40):
Five minutes so that it's on this last time trial,
so they basically just have to just have to hold
on and just and I mean, I know between you
and I mean that the legs that their legs must
be absolutely shattered, but I mean, and then it knows
how long it takes to recover.

Speaker 1 (00:56):
And then it becomes a brain thing. Doesn't it a mental.

Speaker 2 (00:58):
Yeah, yeah, absolutely.

Speaker 1 (00:59):
The Formula One in Hungary.

Speaker 2 (01:01):
Yes, so quite a controversial finish there today with well
Pastre has won the race. He's the seventh separate winner
this year in Formula One, but in the fifth Australian
to win a Formula One Grand Prix. But under Team Orders,
Landa Norris has had to basically move aside as part
of the McLaren team and PS she's come through to

(01:24):
win the event. So PS she was leading and took
it away from Norris a pole at the start of
the race. But Norris did he have the advantage for
a great majority of it as well, but he's been
a reluctant shifter. I guess to move across and on through,
but that's the nature of it. Team Orders, you got
to accept.

Speaker 1 (01:44):
Why would they want one to win over the other.

Speaker 2 (01:46):
Well, not totally sure about how that would work at
this stage because Norris has been second to Extra STARp
and in the Formula One standings, but pstre that decided
he was their man and in three weent.

Speaker 1 (01:59):
That's disappointed.

Speaker 2 (02:00):
Yeah, yeah, you'd be absolutely good.

Speaker 1 (02:03):
Here's game, here's my moment in the sun that I'm.

Speaker 2 (02:06):
Under contract and I've got to get got to take
the take the orders when they come.

Speaker 1 (02:09):
I can't bite the hand that feeds again exactly. Ardie
Savi is leaving the Hurricanes to join Wina PACIFICA.

Speaker 2 (02:14):
Yeah. I think I can probably understand this move, even
years with the Hurricanes and he's decided time for a
change and signing through. I guess the greater good is
that he will sign through till twenty twenty seven with
New Zealand Rugby and he joins his brother Jordian as
well at Wina PACIFICA. I had some success out of
talent among a season, I think four wins from fourteen

(02:35):
the signs of progress there, which is good for the
greater game as well. So Ardie Savy, it's a big,
big signing in their respect, and Yahill had a lot
to their hopes in dreams for the following season.

Speaker 1 (02:48):
Yeah. Were you Were you happy with the Fiji game
at the weekend?

Speaker 2 (02:51):
Yeah, I think largely. I mean they just seem to
bounder control for the most part. Another good win for
Scott Robertson to boost his confidence, you know, players like
I hope them as well. Just getting a chance on
the field today among others but I thought, yeah, good,
good standards showing from the all Blecks, and away they go,
and and I guess it leads the rest of the season,
looking forward to where that takes them ABY Championship beyond.

Speaker 1 (03:14):
He's won one hundred percent of his game so far.

Speaker 2 (03:17):
That's right. I was like, after that first fun he's
probably counting his blessings anyway.

Speaker 1 (03:22):
Andrew Ortison sport this morning. Thanks so much for.

Speaker 2 (03:26):
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