Oscar Piastri says he has explanations for why he struggled for tempo within the two races previous to the Sao Paulo Grand Prix and is bound that McLaren shouldn’t be sabotaging his title hopes.
Lando Norris’ victory in Mexico Metropolis enabled the British driver take the championship lead for the primary time because the Saudi Arabian GP in April, as Piastri suffered a second consecutive tough weekend. The sudden drop-off in kind had been complicated for Piastri and led to questions from some sections of his fan base over whether or not he was being unfairly handled by McLaren, however the Australian dismissed the notion.
“No, it isn’t the case,” Piastri stated. “I believe the final couple of weekends have been just a little bit extra difficult, however we have got fairly clear solutions on why that is the case. There’s not likely too many mysteries on what’s occurred. I believe there’s questions on why some variations have cropped up when it comes to how I have to drive and stuff like that, however every thing is explainable. So there’s undoubtedly none of that [sabotaging] occurring.”
Piastri says he feels a lot better ready for the upcoming races having understood what must be tailored on the subject of his driving over current weeks, however when it comes to the general title image he doesn’t consider McLaren ought to change its personal method in any respect.
“I believe we’re at all times very open with one another when it comes to what we expect, whether or not we expect issues have been honest, whether or not we expect the fitting selections have been made,” Piastri stated. “We are able to get up for ourselves and I really feel very snug doing that, and that is very a lot inspired by the workforce to make our level for ourselves individually.
“I believe it is clearly a tough dynamic to handle whenever you’ve received the 2 vehicles in the identical workforce combating for a championship that just one automotive can win. There’s clearly naturally going to be difficulties with that, however I respect the workforce for permitting us to each try to combat for the drivers’ championship.
“For myself I wish to go on the market and try to win the championship, realizing that I did it alone benefit and doing the issues that I may do in my management, and clearly should you decide one driver you’ve got received a 50% probability that you just’re not going to be that driver. So I do not assume something wants to vary.”
Regardless of shedding a championship lead that he held for therefore lengthy, Piastri doesn’t see it impacting the best way both he or Norris might want to assault the Brazil weekend.
“Not massively, I do not assume, particularly when it is primarily even,” he stated. “For me the mindset all yr has been about attempting to only have the most effective weekends I can and in the end drive as quick as I can. At no level by means of the weekend have I factored in additional than regular my risk-taking method or something like that, so I believe for me it would not change something now that the championship order is a bit totally different.
“I will be attempting to only go as quick as I can and take the identical dangers that I usually do, as a result of 9 instances out of 10, that is a very good stability to have.”
