McLaren Boss Highlights Piastri‘s Rapid Growth Ahead of โSao โPaulo Grand Prix
Sao Paulo, Brazil – As the Formula 1 seasonโฃ heads to Interlagos for the Sao Pauloโ Grand Prix,โ McLaren team principal andrea Stella has underscored the notable progress Oscarโค Piastri is โคmaking in his third year โwith the team, despite slipping from championship leadership. while acknowledging Lando Norris’ continued evolution in his seventh season, โStella emphasized Piastri’s capacityโค for rapidโ betterment, particularly when encountering new track and environmental challenges.
piastri’s โฃchampionship hopes have been impacted by recent results, butโค Stella points โto the Mexican Grand Prix as evidence of the young Australian’s ongoing development. “If โanything, we are still โขwithin this development,” Stella stated. “We saw โฃeven in Mexico – veryโ particular conditions. โOscar is year three in formula 1, and he has just faced the very particular conditions of Mexico just a few times. he still needs to goโฃ through it,like ‘Let me elaborate what is going on here’ and already he made a big step โfrom Saturday to Sunday just as he understood what needed toโฃ be โฃdone.”
Stella highlighted Piastri’s ability to quickly adapt and implement changes once he grasps the necessary adjustments. “He goes there and heโฃ does it – a great talent in terms of evolving, developing once heโ understands what’sโ needed to be done.”
Norris, meanwhile, continues to refineโข his skills, particularly in race management and tire conservation. “His development has been continued,” Stella said.โฃ “He’s become a very strong driver in the race, especially in some conditions. I thinkโข he’s โฃdefinitely the best driverโ when it comes to going long stints, used tyres – that’s Lando’s regime.”
Both drivers have beenโ crucial to McLaren’s resurgence, transforming the team from a backmarker two years ago into a consistent frontrunner capable of challenging for race wins and championships.Stella praised Norris’ early commitment to the team during a difficult โฃperiod. “[norris] has been a fundamental part of the leadership,” Stella explained. “The commitment he made to โMcLaren when we did not have much to offer – and yet he committed to โฃMcLaren; he trusted that we would turn the place around – is something that sentโฃ a โstrong message to everyone, sent a strong message toโฃ the entire team, a message of belief, and it’s a message for which we are definitely grateful.”
Stella extended similar praise to Piastri, noting his dedication despite the team’s limitations in โข2023. “It’s the same sort of message that Oscar offered when he said,โค ‘I’m committed to McLaren’ when in fact we didn’t have much to offer in 2023. The same kind of commitment to the team,the โขsame sort of all-inโ for the team,full โsupport toโฃ the team,did come from Oscar as well.”
With the championship battle intensifying,โ McLaren will be looking to both Piastri and โฃNorris to maximize their potential in Sao Paulo and beyond as they continue their title tilt.