Piastri Shines in Miami McLaren Commends His Skill

Piastri Shines in Miami: McLaren Commends His Skill

12/05/2024

McLaren’s Piastri dazzled in Miami, impressing with his rapid pace and professionalism during the race.

McLaren F1 team principal Andrea Stella praised Oscar Piastri’s speed and professionalism at the Miami Grand Prix despite an unfortunate end to the race.

Piastri capitalized on Sergio Perez’s error in turn 1 to overtake both the Red Bull and Carlos Sainz, before also passing Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari to move into second place.

The Australian maintained this position during the first stint, but Leclerc passed him with an undercut, and then his teammate Lando Norris took the lead when he pitted under the safety car.

An exciting battle with Sainz ended in disaster for Piastri as he suffered damage and had to return to the pits, putting him out of points contention.

However, Stella believes Piastri learned valuable lessons from the weekend, citing how close his margin to Norris in qualifying was compared to the theoretical gap from the updates present on both single-seaters.

“I think Oscar comes out of this weekend even more aware of his strengths as a driver. We already knew how fast he was on a single lap. Consider that he didn’t have the complete package of updates, unlike Lando.”

“So let me pay tribute to Oscar. The gap he had with Lando in qualifying is smaller than the difference in the package he had.”

“He really performed well on a single lap in very challenging conditions, just like all drivers equipped with soft tires.”

Although Piastri was not able to match Norris’s lap times on longer stints, Stella believes his driver has improved in race management compared to previous races.

“His race performance was once again very good. Lando said something really nice. He said that watching Oscar overtake a Ferrari, he thought ‘wow, we’re really here.'”

“So, it was a realization for Lando himself. And Oscar was able to maintain a good pace during the first stint. So, I think he comes out of this weekend with strong convictions, that in terms of race pace, it’s something he has improved after Japan and China. So, for me, he is in a better position moving forward.”

Stella also praised the way Piastri responded when he was told he would only receive half of the updates brought by McLaren compared to Norris, who had the full set of new parts on his MCL38.

“He also comes out of this race having once again proven how much of a team player he is. Because clearly, when I told him, he wasn’t the happiest, you know, deep down. But at no point did he make this decision difficult. At no point did he say, ‘oh, but why?’ You know, he understood the reasoning and immediately supported it, like everyone around Oscar.”

“So, I think he leaves Miami with a lot of positives, and the fact that there was a collision with Carlos does not take away from the weekend that Oscar was able to have.”

Piastri Shines in Miami McLaren Commends His Skill

Piastri Shines in Miami: McLaren Commends His Skill Piastri Shines in Miami: McLaren Commends His Skill

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2025 F1 Australian Grand Prix - Race Results

Lando Norris
1
LANDO
NORRIS
57
Max Verstappen
2
MAX
VERSTAPPEN
+0.895s
George Russell
3
GEORGE
RUSSELL
+8.481s
Alex Albon
4
ALEX
ALBON
+12.773s
Kimi Antonelli
5
KIMI
ANTONELLI
+15.135s
Lance Stroll
6
LANCE
STROLL
+17.413s
Nico Hulkenberg
7
NICO
HULKENBERG
+18.423s
Charles Leclerc
8
CHARLES
LECLERC
+19.826s
Oscar Piastri
9
OSCAR
PIASTRI
+20.448s
Lewis Hamilton
10
LEWIS
HAMILTON
+22.473s
Pierre Gasly
11
PIERRE
GASLY
+26.502s
Yuki Tsunoda
12
YUKI
TSUNODA
+29.884s
Esteban Ocon
13
ESTEBAN
OCON
+33.161s
Oliver Bearman
14
OLIVER
BEARMAN
+40.351s
Liam Lawson
15
LIAM
LAWSON
47 DNF
Gabriel Bortoleto
16
GABRIEL
BORTOLETO
47 DNF
Fernando Alonso
17
FERNANDO
ALONSO
34 DNF
Carlos Sainz
18
CARLOS
SAINZ
0 DNF
Jack Doohan
19
JACK
DOOHAN
0 DNF
Isack Hadjar
20
ISACK
HADJAR
0 DNF
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20 Apr
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2025 FORMULA 1 DRIVERS' WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

Lando Norris
1
LANDO
NORRIS
25 Points
Max Verstappen
2
MAX
VERSTAPPEN
18
George Russell
3
GEORGE
RUSSELL
15
Alex Albon
4
ALEX
ALBON
12
Kimi Antonelli
5
KIMI
ANTONELLI
10
Lance Stroll
6
LANCE
STROLL
8
Nico Hulkenberg
7
NICO
HULKENBERG
6
Charles Leclerc
8
CHARLES
LECLERC
4
Oscar Piastri
9
OSCAR
PIASTRI
2
Lewis Hamilton
10
LEWIS
HAMILTON
1

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1
McLaren
27
2
Mercedes
25
3
Red Bull
18
4
Williams
12
5
Aston Martin
8
6
Sauber
6
7
Ferrari
5
8
Alpine F1
0
9
Haas F1
0
10
Racing Bulls
0
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