Rumor: Piastri a future Red Bull F1 star predicts Jordan

Former F1 team owner Eddie Jordan sees a future Red Bull star in McLaren rookie driver Oscar Piastri.

“The thing that caught my interest yesterday [on Sunday] was this guy, Piastri,” Jordan told talkSPORT.

#81 Oscar Piastri, (AUS) McLaren Mercedes during the Hungarian GP, Budapest 20-23 July 2023 at the Hungaroring, Formula 1 World championship 2023.

“He’d never been to this track before, maybe once in the junior formulas, and for him to come out and qualify on the second row and race like he did, and race against Max…

“Be careful where he’s going to go because I think there is big star quality in there, I’m actually blown away by this young kid, so he’d be one of the drivers I’d be looking at to challenge Max in the future.”

“He’s managed by my old partner Mark Webber, and we saw how he got him into McLaren,” Jordan added.

“Do not be surprised if there’s a seat available at Red Bull, of course, where Mark used to drive, don’t be surprised if he [Piastri] is named in front of the public eye in the future.

“I don’t see it [Ricciardo], they had that chance before and Red Bull don’t usually go back in time, they have a very forward vision.

“If there’s a change at Red Bull, Mark Webber has brought this kid [Piastri] on, brought him over from Australia, and what a revelation he’s turned out to be.”