Piastri: McLaren has not “underestimated” the quality of Red Bull F1 team operationally

Oscar Piastri feels mistakes and errors are the reason behind why he and teammate Lando Norris couldn’t achieve more victories in recent races. Over the last few events, McLaren has become Red Bull’s strongest opponent, yet they have failed to convert very strong pace into regular victories. Although Lando Norris won the Miami Grand Prix…

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F1 British GP strategy blunder “a little bit painful given the gap to Lewis” Hamilton at the end — Piastri

A disappointed Oscar Piastri found himself coming up short once again in his search for a first Grand Prix victory, finishing P4 around Silverstone, after a botched strategy call left him on a wet track on slick tyres. Piastri described the situation as painful, as for the second week in a row, victory was in…

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McLaren “should have taken the responsibility” over strategy and tyre errors with Piastri and Norris in F1 British GP — Stella

McLaren leave Silverstone disappointed as a 3-4 finish has to go down as an underachievement on Sunday afternoon. After passing Max Verstappen in the dry, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri overtook Lewis Hamilton and George Russell in the damp conditions on dry tyres to hold 1st and 2nd in the race. However, things started to…

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McLaren “had more potential than what we showed” as traffic ruined final Q3 lap at F1 British GP — Piastri

McLaren has been on an incredible run of form since the introduction of their upgrades at the Miami Grand Prix, securing a win, plenty of podiums and strong qualifying positions. The qualifying session at Silverstone was no different as Lando Norris managed to secure third position. Oscar Piastri, who, like his teammate, had looked quick…

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Mercedes “probably just as quick as us” following Friday running at the F1 British GP — Norris

McLaren is in high spirits as they topped both practice sessions on Friday with Lando Norris, in front of their home crowd. The Brit seems to have bounced back better than ever after that disappointing incident and retirement in the Austrian Grand Prix. He managed to end Free Practice 2 on top of the board…

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Ferrari’s Barcelona updates “comes with other limitations” after difficult F1 Austrian GP weekend — Leclerc

For the second time in three Grands Prix, Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc failed to finish in the points. Starting P6, he had Oscar Piastri and Sergio Pérez either side of him heading into turn 1. As he tried to back out of it to avoid contact, the McLaren driver clipped his front wing and was forced…

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“You can’t help but hurt a little bit” — Piastri feels disappointment after missing out on first F1 Grand Prix win in Austria

The Austrian Grand Prix has been a mixed bag for Oscar Piastri who, after a P2 finish in Saturday’s Sprint Race ahead of his teammate Lando Norris, managed to set a lap time worthy of P3 in Grand Prix qualifying. However, his lap time was deleted due to a track limits infringement that dropped him…

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