F1 star Oscar Piastri waves off possible IndyCar future, no interest in Indy 500

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Oscar Piastri found himself entering Formula One’s Miami Grand Prix in the midst of a fight to knock off Max Verstappen as the world drivers’ champion.

With Piastri focusing on the championship, doing anything else seems farfetched. Even following the footsteps of other F1 stars who have decided to take a challenge on the IndyCar circuit. Piastri said Saturday he has no interest in trying the Indy 500.

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Second place finisher McLaren driver Oscar Piastri of Australia greets the crowd during a trophy ceremony after the Sprint race at the Formula One Miami Grand Prix auto race, Saturday, May 3, 2025, in Miami Gardens, Fla.  (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

The McLaren star said it was not for him, adding that driving in F1 was always the dream for him.

"Also, those guys are crazy. I think, for me, the speeds ... the walls being so close, you've got to put a lot of trust in the people around you," he said, via Indy Star. "Crashing an F1 car at the speeds we go hurts. 

"Add another 20 to 30 mph ... they're going basically 20 mph quicker as an average speed than our top speed. It's not a matter of it's going to hurt, it's a matter of how much it's going to hurt."

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Logan Murphy waves an IndyCar flag on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, during the second day of practice ahead of the 108th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (Grace Hollars/IndyStar / USA Today Network)

Piastri owns a nine-point lead on his McLaren