Oscar Piastri to drive Alpine art car in Monaco

Oscar Piastri will take to the streets of Monte Carlo in the Alpine A110 Sastruga 'art car' as part of the Monaco grand prix weekend.

The Alpine A110 Sastruga. (Alpine)

The show car is a collaboration between the Alpine F1 team and Obvious, an 'Artificial Intelligence Artist collective.'

The Sastruga was unveiled during the Art Paris modern and contemporary art fair and will be driven for the very first time by Piastri in Monaco.

Per Alpine, "the A110 Sastruga uses the creative potential of artificial intelligence and algorithms to display a unique imaginary snow themed circuit on the body of the car in an ode to Alpine’s DNA in the Alps."

A "sastruga" is formed by erosion of snow by wind on a solid surface, marked by wave-like forms.