As Australian Oscar Piastri took his first ever Formula 1 victory in Hungary, his mother hilariously documented all the highs and lows of the race on social media.
Piastri joined an exclusive club of four other Australian drivers who have won a Formula 1 Grand Prix thanks to his recent victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
His victory at the Hungaroring is the 44th time an Australian has triumphed in a Formula 1 race, a feat that began with Jack Brabham’s victory at the 1959 Monaco Grand Prix.
Before Piastri’s breakthrough, the last Australian F1 victory was that of Daniel Ricciardo for McLaren at the Italian Grand Prix at Monza in September 2021. Piastri took over Ricciardo’s seat at McLaren at the start of 2023.
Back home in Melbourne, his mother Nicole watched every minute of the action with bated breath, posting several messages on social media to keep her followers entertained.
With the race taking place in the early morning hours of Australia, she initially posted photos of the family dogs fast asleep despite all the excitement around them.
“Baz and Rosie aren’t too thrilled,” Nicole wrote.
When Piastri crossed the finish line and made the victory official, Nicole posted a photo of herself jumping to grab her lane, along with a separate message that read, “6am Pilates workout just got cancelled.”
Nicole Piastri jumps for joy after her son Oscar Piastri takes his first F1 victory
Nicole Piastri is known for her hilarious take on her son’s career – and she was in great form as he claimed his first victory in the early hours of Monday morning
Although these were exciting times for the Piastri family, Nicole pointed out that their pets didn’t fall for the hype (pictured)
It was a great evening for Nicole and the entire Piastri family, who have supported the 23-year-old since he first started karting.
Nicole was also a guest on Channel Seven’s Sunrise show on Monday and spoke of her nerves watching her son race.
“The girls will say I’m crazy and that I’m very scared,” she said.
‘But I’ve seen racing mothers and I think I’m quite reserved compared to them.
‘Oscar and his sisters come much more alive when they play Mario Kart than I do when I watch my son race [at] 300 km [per hour].
‘I don’t like the start of the race and I don’t like it when he has to overtake, but apart from that I’m doing fine.’
Nicole has been one of her son’s biggest supporters throughout his F1 career
Piastri joined an exclusive club of four other Australians who have won Formula 1 races with his controversial victory in Hungary
Regarding the victory itself, Nicole said that reality had yet to sink in.
“It’s kind of surreal, honestly,” she said.
“I mean, we’ve been doing this for a while, but it’s still surprising to see him on TV and think, Wow, that’s my kid.
‘For him that’s the dream, he’s wanted that since he was a little boy.’
‘I don’t know if it will change that much in the future, I think it will just be business as usual.
‘Of course it will boost his confidence, but he will just carry on for now.’
Nicole also told the Today Show that she had not received a call from him, despite it being hours since the checkered flag fell.
“I haven’t talked to him yet. I hope he sees this and decides to call his mom,” she joked.
“He texted me that he would call me later… This time I’m letting him go.”
Oscar was still pinching himself after a fantastic weekend in which he left team-mate Lando Norris – who was furious about the controversial team orders to let the Australian past – and Mercedes star Lewis Hamilton behind.
“I think it takes time for people to fully absorb it,” he said.
‘The emotion is still palpable, the adrenaline is still flowing.’
