Australian Burger Company Responds After Putting 'Curse' On Oscar Piastri

Fast food chain Grill'd recently made a big change to their promotional deal involving Oscar Piastri that was previously offered, with the offer having been a free complementary burger with any OP81 burger order if the Aussie managed to finish on the podium, which he has not achieved since September in the Italian Grand Prix.

The promotion now applies after the youngster finishes a Grand Prix, regardless of whether he does or does not finish in the top three of any given race.

Grill'd also took to Instagram to make light of the rut that Piastri is going through, with the post reading:

"To everyone who believes in the 'curse' - we'd like to apologise. To you, and to F1 fans everywhere. We never meant to create a burger so delicious it could change the course of F1 history.

"So yes, we're sorry. Sorry our burgers slap that hard. Sure, we can take a joke about a curse - but let's be real, we'd never bet against a guy like Oscar Piastri. He's out homegrown Aussie hero, and we'll always be in his corner.

"Today, tomorrow, and forever, we've got your back, Oscar. Team Grill'd."Grill'd's post on Piastri

There are still three races left for the McLaren duo to battle it out for the title, though, with a triple-header consisting of Las Vegas, Qatar and Abu Dhabi being the crunch point for both. Meanwhile, the faintest bit of hope remains for Max Verstappen to deliver the Drivers' title to both himself and Red Bull.

With Norris first in the standings on 390 points, Piastri second on 366, and Verstappen third on 341, Norris is offered significant leeway on his performances over the coming weeks, with three successive second places to end the season being enough to win the title regardless of what Piastri and Verstappen do.