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Ahead of his home Formula 1 race debut, Oscar Piastri revealed that his first appearance on the track came back in 2015, when he was a 'grid-kid' for one of the drivers. The McLaren driver, who is making just his third F1 appearance , shared that he had once appeared as an F1 'grid-kid', who acted as mascots to the drivers ahead of races. "The last time I raced in Australia, I was still in go-karts. I think it was seven years ago now. So it's nice to get out on a race track in Oz," Piastri recalled to media. "Yeah, I was here last year as a reserve driver, and I was here, I think, 2015. "I was a grid-kid, actually for Dany Kvyat, so I was holding Dany Kvyat’s flag, and he broke down on the lap-to-grid, so I never actually got to see him! "But yeah, it’s pretty special to have someone holding my flag this time but hopefully I have better luck." Viewed by others: ...

Daniel Ricciardo has dropped clues about his likely first paddock appearance since rejoining Red Bull Racing . After parting ways with McLaren, the 33-year-old was announced at Red Bull as third driver for 2023, returning to the team with which he has enjoyed the most success. With Ricciardo taking a step back from Formula 1 and reassessing his options for 2024, it's likely that the Australian will make fewer paddock appearance s. When quizzed on the likely destination for his first official Red Bull Grand Prix appearance, Ricciardo believed that he would be unlikely to appear at the first two events (Bahrain and Saudi Arabia). "I would likely say Melbourne would probably be my first one," Ricciardo said on the Beyond the Grid podcast. "I've got to check the calendar, but I'm pretty sure Melbourne would make sense, and any excuse to get back to Aus!" It is not yet known if Ricciardo will be deployed in a test driver capacity during th...