With three rounds left of the 2025 season, Oscar Piastri remains to be in competition to turn into System 1 World Champion for the primary time. So what’s it like being within the thick of an F1 title combat with a lot at stake?
Chatting with Beyond The Grid host Tom Clarkson earlier than the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, Piastri opens up concerning the stress of a title battle and why preventing a workforce mate is completely different to racing towards some other driver.
He additionally discusses whether or not his relationship with workforce mate Lando Norris has modified this yr and the way he feels McLaren have dealt with the problem of treating them each equally.
It’s simple to neglect that that is solely Piastri’s third season as an F1 driver. With seven wins, seven podiums and 5 pole positions, the Australian has taken an enormous leap ahead.
What precisely did he work on over the winter to make a lot progress this yr? And the way are race engineer Tom Stallard, supervisor Mark Webber and new physio Artturi Simila all serving to his improvement?
In addition to reflecting on the highs, Piastri additionally talks about coping with setbacks in Australia, at Silverstone and in Azerbaijan – a captivating perception into how he may bounce again from a troublesome weekend in Brazil.
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