Oscar Piastri Sets Sights on 2026 After Narrow 2025 Title Miss

Overview

• Piastri ended the 2025 campaign third in the standings, 13 points behind champion Lando Norris and 11 behind Max Verstappen.
• He led much of the season and held a 34-point cushion after Zandvoort before a Baku retirement and a six‑race podium drought swung the fight away.
• He describes 2025 as a year of growth, saying the belief he found in his own abilities is something he will “take forever,” with clear lessons still to apply.
• He welcomes the 2026 rules overhaul as a fresh opportunity and calls his position at McLaren a “nice place to be.”
• In a newly released Off The Grid interview, he revisits the 2022 Alpine contract dispute resolved by the FIA CRB and is credited by Yahoo Sports with 26 podiums and nine career wins, while Motorsport Week reports seven victories in 2025 alone.