After “Lando Noodles” & “Daniel Avocado”, McLaren Army Gets Creative To Give Fresher Oscar Piastri a Nickname

2023 is going to be a historic year for McLaren. The start of the year marks the 60th anniversary of the Woking-based outfit in Formula 1. That being said, the new season also brings a lot of hope and excitement because of the team’s latest acquisition. After a lengthy saga of poaching Alpine academy driver Oscar Piastri from the clutches of the French team, McLaren will be fielding the young Australian alongside Lando Norris for the upcoming season. And as these things go, it would appear that Piastri is quickly becoming a fan favorite at the iconic British team.

In line with the team’s Monday car launch, McLaren has released a splattering of promotional videos. The latest of them was a really wholesome meet-up for CEO Zak Brown with five lucky kids who got the chance of visiting the Woking headquarters of the team before the season launch. In the video, which was uploaded to McLaren’s YouTube channel, Brown can be seen answering questions posed by the young ones in relation to the upcoming Formula 1 season. However, one particular detail has caught the eyes of F1 fans on Twitter!

Brown can be seen telling the kids that Norris will be partnered with Piastri for the upcoming season. The scene then shifts to them checking out the historic pieces of McLaren machinery as Piastri walks by. The 21-year-old greets the kids, and then, one of the kids gets his name wrong! The young fan says, “It’s Oscar Pastry!” The others quickly correct that particular goof-up. However, fans on Twitter have really taken a liking to the whole ‘Pastry’ affair.

Fans react to the adorable name given to McLaren’s latest ace Oscar Piastri

As soon as the video went viral, this particular clip caught the attention of the fans. Even McLaren’s own Twitter handle reposted that bit. Fans swarmed to the social media platform to react and share their reactions to this adorable goof-up! One fan even commented, “So Oscar Pastry replaced Daniel Avocado..” whilst another renamed the whole team, “Lando Noodles and Oscar Pastry.”

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Let’s take a look at a few fan reactions to this viral clip.

As it turns out, this isn’t the first time McLaren drivers have been given creative names by the fans! Famously, Daniel Ricciardo was dubbed ‘Daniel Avocado’. Now, both Norris and Piastri have entered that club.

Fans had a wild time making that funny take on Piastri’s name viral.

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Even the man himself couldn’t resist.

The 2023 F1 season is just a month away. How excited are you to see the pair of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri battle it out on track?