Oscar Piastri has fine-tuned the best way he’s working with the McLaren group, having accomplished his second marketing campaign in Method 1.
Piastri performed a key position in McLaren’s world constructors’ title in his sophomore season, scoring two grand prix wins and eight podiums, with a streak of 12 top-five finishes in 13 rounds in the course of the 12 months.
The 23-year-old has additionally been rising off the observe, studying to take extra management when working with the squad’s engineers – however not overstepping his authority.
Requested by Motorsport.com in an unique interview if he performed an even bigger position in pushing and motivating the group in 2024, Piastri replied: “I might say not in my manner or the best way I am working with the group. Perhaps I do know somewhat bit extra of what I would like from the group or from the automobile, however I feel for the big half it’s extremely, very related.
“I am definitely not now in my second 12 months telling the aerodynamicists learn how to design the automobile and stuff like that. I am nonetheless making an attempt to present the identical useful suggestions the place I can.
“Perhaps now that I do know some extra individuals, I am not as afraid to be a bit extra pushy in what I ask for. However I’ve definitely not modified my character from 12 months to 12 months. That simply comes with expertise, and one of the best ways I may also help is by making an attempt to do my finest each weekend.”
Piastri can also be happy together with his working relationship with Lando Norris, because the McLaren drivers are set to group up once more in 2025 and 2026.
Lando Norris, McLaren F1 Staff, 1st place, Oscar Piastri, McLaren F1 Staff, the McLaren group have fun securing the Constructors Championship title
Picture by: Andy Hone / Motorsport Photos
“I feel a part of why we have had a lot success in going ahead is that Lando and I work very nicely collectively on that type of factor,” the Australian added. “We have now at all times wished very related issues from the automobile. So I feel that is very helpful for the group.
“So long as we maintain saying the identical issues then, whereas it signifies that we’re nonetheless not on prime of them, [it] additionally [means] that we’re nonetheless working very a lot in the identical wavelength.”
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