22-year-old McLaren driver, Oscar Piastri, is the youngest driver in F1 today. In successive rookie years, he achieved a historic feat by winning the Formula Renault Eurocup, Formula 3, and Formula 2 championships, making him the first driver in history to accomplish this triple crown. Although his achievements are known around the circuits, his private life has been kept out of the spotlight. Until now.

Piastri is new in F1 as he enters as one of the most promising racers anyone has seen during his initial years. He has been the center of everyone’s attention since the start and he has recently been opening up about his private life. This has led to his most recent interview with Formula 1’s official website, where he detailed the day in the life of an F1 driver is like with him while revealing some details about his relationship with Lily Zneimer.

Oscar Piastri shares the importance of spending time with his girlfriend

As Formula 1 delved into the conversation about a day in the life of Oscar Piastri, many questions about his routine were answered. But when the question “How do you spend your free time?” was asked, ‘Pastry’ said, “A little bit of a mix, I mean firstly just catching up on sleep is like the number one priority.” After which he spoke about his girlfriend Lily Zneimer and said, “It’s nice seeing my girlfriend when I have the chance – that’s an important one.”

The young racer spoke about how he likes to play video games in his free time and spend time with friends. He continued, “But yeah, a lot of time with my girlfriend going for walks with her, dinner or whatever. Just spending some quality time.” Being an F1 driver for McLaren must be hectic and something Piastri must still be getting used to. Although he maintains a professional schedule and keeps up with training, he does prioritize his time with Zneimer, and that is a commendable thing to do.

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Oscar has always been quite tight-lipped about his personal life during the initial phase, but recently he has been opening up about his life. He has been under constant spotlight after having a good first reason standing 9th by scoring 97 points in his debut season for the McLaren F1 Team. And now we are getting more insight into what goes on in his private life. The high school sweetheart has been with him through the early stages of his racing career and the two have been together for 5 years now.

What do we know about the relationship with Lily Zneimer so far?

So far we know that they met in the second-to-last year of high school and Oscar has stated that she is his one and only love. The two started dating when they were about 17 years old. Despite being in the public eye, Piastri and Zneimer consciously choose to keep their love life private. The young couple aims to balance their privacy with shared experiences and live a normal life away from the constant spotlight.

Piastri explains that their relationship is not secretive, but they intentionally keep it to themselves to lead normal lives. Lily’s Instagram is private, contributing to the couple’s efforts to stay out of the public eye. Piastri and Lily have managed to balance the intensity of Formula 1 with moments of leisure, attending various events together, including Grand Prix events, the 2023 Goodwood Ball, and Wimbledon Tennis Championships.

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While their public appearance has been more frequent during 2023, with the 2024 season starting soon, we might see the two together more often. As the two start to learn how to balance the spotlight of being the youngest couple in F1 history, we might get to see the two grow into being an F1 power couple with the limelight on them like Max Verstappen and Kelly Piquet. Stay tuned for more F1 details, race coverage, and more insight into each racer’s life.