“Gonna Be in the Mud”: F1 World Calls Mayday on McLaren as Oscar Piastri’s Antics Point at “Rough Time” Ahead

Formula 1 is a sport that doesn’t forgive. A driver has to keep performing at the level at which he was contracted or else he is shown the door. Daniel Ricciardo was faced with the same situation when he was traded for his compatriot, Oscar Piastri. The ruthless sport didn’t discount the pedigree of Ricciardo, and the promising rookie was brought in to drive for McLaren in 2023. However, McLaren did not put up a favorable show during the Testing. And the fans were quick to point fingers at the rookie and even gave an adverse verdict for the Papaya team’s future in 2023.

McLaren cars are admittedly difficult to drive. Lando Norris knows it and Oscar was prepared for it. To add to the misery, Piastri’s orange car took a 360-degree spin during the last day of testing. Though the man acted quickly to maintain control of the car and got back on track, the fans were already out with their verdict.

However, after the controversial recruitment of Piastri and the even more controversial firing of Ricciardo, the Papaya team did not impress during the Bahrain Pre-Season Testing and fans gave their verdict.

McLaren Fans were quick to discredit the talented, Oscar Piastri

The official account of Formula 1 posted Piastri spin with a caption “🎶 You spin me right round 🎶 Big big spin for @oscarpiastri in #F1Testing”

Already disappointed fans didn’t shy away from giving an unfavorable verdict for the team and their new recruit. Some comments from the said Instagram post are as follows:

“Just finished the doc… mclaren gonna be in the mud this szn.”

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“i feel like mclaren is gonna have a rough time this year”

“Oscar piastri looks like a mediocre driver”

“As a McLaren fan… I’m already feeling the pain of 2023”

“Guess Norris still doesn’t have someone to “push him forwards” “

“Mclaren bout to be 2017 Mclaren”

“Good save. Now McL is ready to become a beyblade 👍🏽”

“McLaren P10 in the constructors? 😍”

“Spinastri”

“You spin me right ’round, baby, right ’round Like a record, baby, right ’round, ’round, ’round”

A few fans were quick to remember the honey badger and said if Piastri doesn’t pull up his socks he may face the same future as fellow Australian.

“Daniel be like : 😂😂😂 enjoy your team mate”

“with or without @danielricciardo they’re going to struggle. making shitboxes year after year and blaming it totally on the driver.”

“Would be ironic if at the end of the season McLaren doesn’t want him anymore”

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With the pre-season testing done with, what are your predictions for 2023? Do you think the charts will be different after the first Grand Prix of the season next week?