2 Weeks After Zak Brown Initiating Civil War at McLaren, Oscar Piastri Issues Grave Threat to Lando Norris

After putting out a dismal campaign, Lando Norris and Oscar Paistri finally tasted victory at the British Grand Prix. They continued their run at the Hungarian Grand Prix, where they yet again found themselves in Max Verstappen’s vicinity. However, the Belgian Grand Prix weekend will be remembered as the one when Oscar Piastri first felt comfy taking the lead and set a record for many rookies by doing it in just his first season.

Just two weeks ago, Zak Brown made the decision to add spice to make the competition between his drivers even more fierce. When the American was questioned about the team’s performance, in particular, to pinpoint the driver he wanted to see in the lead after the Hungarian Grand Prix, the CEO responded, “He (Piastri) is doing a great job,” alluding to the possibility of seeing Piastri out-qualify Norris.

Since joining McLaren in 2019, Lando Norris has qualified faster than drivers like Carlos Sainz and Daniel Ricciardo. Even though the Australian Rookie is well aware of the 23-year-old’s incredible skills, he recently expressed his desire, or rather, a threat, against the British driver. Oscar Piastri, in addition to closing the distance with Norris, is interested in surpassing the McLaren star.

According to a tweet from @The McLarenZone Piastri said, “I don’t want to just be close to Lando, of course, I want to try and beat him.”

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Piastri has made his debut in the pinnacle of motorsport in a highly controversial fashion. However, now that six months have passed, the Australian rookie has opened up on his overall campaign so far.

Wishing to beat Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri evaluates his rookie season so far

The Formula 1 season is now in its summer break, and the teams and drivers are taking this opportunity to reflect on their campaigns in order to avoid making the same mistakes they may have made earlier in the year. Many motorists might be experiencing the same thought process as Oscar Piastri does. The McLaren modifications, in the rookie’s opinion, who spent most of the first half in misery in the MCL60 might have proved to be a path out of those deep marshes.

Now that he has experienced every facet of the intense competition and established a name for himself in a short time, Piastri, who wants to defeat Norris, was spotted reflecting on his season. The Melbournian according to GPBlog said, “I think it’s been pretty solid. There’s definitely been ups and downs for myself, I would say.”

Later, after detailing how he had made certain regrettable errors that he had hoped not to make he added, “I think before the season I said if I was to make mistakes, I want to try and make them once and learn from them and not make them again. And there’s been a couple of times where I’ve made a similar mistake, but I feel like I’m improving on that. So it’s, it’s generally going well.”

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Considering the great accolades he has been receiving from the community’s well-known figures will Piastri be able to defeat the 23-year-old McLaren wonder in the upcoming second half?