Oscar Piastri is taking the fight to Lando Norris, and in Qatar became the first of the team-mates with a P1 to his name.
In what is shaping up to be one of the best team-mate rivalries on the grid, Oscar Piastri might be “better versed” at wheel-to-wheel battles than Lando Norris says Alex Brundle.
To date he has shown no signs of buckling, instead rising to the challenge along with McLaren’s improved MCL60.Clinching his first podium in Japan where he was third to his team-mate Norris’ P3, Piastri conceded his race pace still required some work.And even with the team orders in play, Piastri responded to Norris closing the gap by laying down purple sectors to stay ahead of the Briton.
Brundle reckons the rookie’s experience in Formula 2, which sees a lot more elbows-out racing than Formula 1 does, has given him an edge over Norris, who has now spent five years playing the strategy game in the midfield. “And so bizarrely, Oscar Piastri might be a little bit better versed even than Lando Norris, albeit that this is the world of Formula 1.”22-year-old Piastri is already making his mark in Formula 1 and could yet end the season with the record for the most points scored by a rookie driver.But with five races remaining, and two Sprint events, Piastri could easily break Hamilton’s record as he’s scored 41 points in the last two races alone.
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