According to McLaren F1 team principal Andrea Stella, Oscar Piastri “makes it look easy” to adapt to F1. Piastri has quickly emerged as one of F1’s rising stars alongside acclaimed team-mate Lando Norris. At the British Grand Prix he unfortunately missed his first podium, but at the Belgian Grand Prix he led the F1 sprint and finished second to Max Verstappen.
These headline performances caught the world’s attention, and according to Stella, they were largely as expected. “His current situation is part of the gradient we’ve seen since the start of testing and the first race,” Stella said of Piastri’s progress. “But you know, when there’s a gradient, it’s very anticipating.” It makes all this look easy.” Piastri took the speculation that surrounded him a year ago and quickly adapted to the rigors of being a Formula 1 driver. While he’s hard on himself, he also gives him time to grow and make mistakes. As a result, he performs calmly without any major mistakes. Stella said of Piastri’s performance in the F1 sprint at the Belgian Grand Prix: “He’s going into the pits, leading the race, going from inter to dry in these conditions and in a way not making any mistakes. It makes it look like a simple thing,” he said. “I think this is the most impressive thing I have ever witnessed,” said Piastri. I am impressed with his growth and performance, but that doesn’t mean he exceeded expectations. Rather, Stella suggests that McLaren’s recent turnaround in performance simply serves to underscore what the team has known for some time. “I don’t know if it accelerated,” Stella replied. “I think he just benefited from being more competitive in the car, so it gave him more opportunities to show what he’s capable of.” “It was not easy to get into a McLaren car. We have commented here on the characteristics of this car and how much it causes problems for drivers, but I feel that ‘it’s not an ideal car, but it’s adaptable and we’re trying to bring out what we can use’. It was not very clear from the
2023-08-08 21:42:51
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