Oscar Piastri reveals areas in which he ‘hasn’t really improved’ despite giving tough fight to Lando Norris in 2024
Oscar Piastri gave Lando Norris an extremely strong fight in the fiercely-contested 2024 Formula 1 season.
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Oscar Piastri [L], Lando Norris [R] (image via IMAGO)
McLaren driver Oscar Piastri shone brightly during the 2024 F1 season. He produced some magical performances and even amassed the maiden victory of his young career. However, despite this, Piastri has revealed the area which is still a bit of a problem for him.
Lando Norris had the upper hand on Oscar Piastri in the qualifying head-to-head. The Brit on most occasions, was able to get a little bit extra out of his MCL38 in qualifying in comparison to the Australian driver.
In light of this, Piastri has admitted that he has got a bit of work to do when it comes to the one-lap dashes.
[My] qualifying maybe hasn’t really improved as much as I would have hoped. But I think this year, I feel like there’s been good moments in every criteria that I need as a driver. It’s just been not putting them together often enough.
Oscar Piastri via Speedcafe
Looking at the reaction of the 23-year-old, it is quite clear that according to him, a bit was left on the table in terms of performance in the 2024 F1 season. Piastri ended his strong campaign in an impressive fourth place in the drivers’ standings with two wins and eight podium finishes.
Oscar Piastri’ stance on the much-talked-about papaya rules
During the recent campaign, Norris was in the championship fight against Max Verstappen. While the Brit ultimately succumbed under pressure, McLaren deployed the infamous ‘papaya rules’ between its drivers.
A lot was made it it by the pundits and with the season being over, Piastri has taken the time to clear his stance on it.
Yes, there was a lot more talk externally than there was internally. Of course, we discussed a lot, but we had to kind of set the rules and the boundaries. But, like you said, the only time it really came into fruition was in Brazil in the sprint race. Like I said, that one instance, really, and there were a lot of questions about, would I help, would I not help? And for me, it was obvious from the start that I would.
Oscar Piastri via the same interview
Piastri proved himself as one of the standout performers in the 2024 season. Next year, it is a fresh start and given the might of the MCL38, McLaren’s 2025 challenger is expected to fully contend for the world championship from the get-go. Keeping in view everything that has been discussed, Piastri and Norris could be regularly seen locking horns with each other in the last year of the ground-effect regulations.
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