McLaren boss teases 'podium bet' for Piastri

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McLaren Racing has shared snippets of Formula 1 rookie Oscar Piastri's archetypal time astatine the McLaren Technology Centre, including the revival of CEO Zak Brown's infamous "podium bet".

Posting to its societal media implicit the weekend, McLaren shared footage of Piastri's archetypal time connected the occupation astatine the team's Woking-based headquarters.

From getting the keys to his precise ain McLaren to a telephone telephone location to his mum, Piastri describes his instauration arsenic "a time that I'll retrieve for a hellhole of a agelong time".

In 1 of the videos, Piastri is seated with Brown wherever they sermon his "podium bet" for the upcoming F1 season.

Following erstwhile operator Daniel Ricciardo's infamous triumph astatine Monza successful 2021 - the team's archetypal triumph successful 9 years - Brown had the outline of the Italian circuit inked connected his limb to commemorate the occasion.

Brown reportedly made a stake with Ricciardo up of the 2021 play - the Australian had made a akin wager with erstwhile Renault brag (now Alpine F1 Team) Cyril Abiteboul erstwhile helium finished connected the podium for the squad astatine the 2020 Eifel Grand Prix.

As a portion of Brown's agreement, Ricciardo besides got to unrecorded retired a puerility dream, going for a amusement tally successful Dale Earnhardt's No.3 Chevrolet up of the US Grand Prix - the prized car a portion of the American businessman's idiosyncratic collection.

"Something for you to deliberation astir is your archetypal podium, whenever that whitethorn be, hopefully, sooner alternatively than later," Brown said.

"I similar to reward our drivers.

"I got stuck with a tattoo connected 1 of them.

"But springiness immoderate thought to what would beryllium memorable for you and we'll bash thing fun."

"I'll deliberation of something," Piastri replied.

It is not cognize what chap operator Lando Norris has been promised if helium achieves his maiden triumph successful papaya.

McLaren volition unveil its 2023 car, anticipated to beryllium called the MCL37, astatine its squad motorboat connected February 14 (AEDT).

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