“I believe that’s the primary factor by which he has improved, and by being a sooner driver then this implies he can have more room to course of conditions, course of info, deal with the correct particulars, as a result of the muse from a pace standpoint is there, in order that’s the place I believe Oscar has improved probably the most.
“However it’s a really lengthy season, we have to maintain the focus [in the] staff and Oscar himself as a result of we have now solely achieved one fourth of the season to date and there’s an extended option to go.”
FP2: Piastri leads another McLaren 1-2 at Imola as Hadjar brings out red flags
McLaren dominated each Friday observe periods at Imola, with Piastri fractionally sooner than Norris in every session, however with the duo cautious about their possibilities for Qualifying on Saturday, Stella is eager for the staff to be aggressive in any respect venues this season.
“The probabilities of profitable a race for a McLaren driver, primarily based on the statistics over the earlier races and primarily based on the competitiveness that we noticed even in Free Follow 1, stay excessive, and that’s good for us as a result of that’s what we wish,” he mentioned.
“We need to be aggressive in each single circuit, even when I believe circuits like Miami or Bahrain or China gave us a bit extra alternatives as a result of the automobile this yr appears to be performing very effectively the place we have now low-speed corners, and right here in Imola it’s something medium to high-speed corners so we are going to see.”