Piastri Says He’s in a ‘Nice Place’ at McLaren After Bumpy 2025

Overview

• In a new interview, Oscar Piastri called his 2025 campaign a rollercoaster and said he feels well placed with McLaren heading into 2026.
• Following a grand chelem at Zandvoort that left him 34 points clear of Lando Norris and 104 ahead of Max Verstappen, his lead unraveled from Monza and he finished 13 points behind the new champion with Verstappen between them.
• He maintained that his relationship with Norris is strong and predicted they will fight for championships for many years, noting the 2026 rules reset could alter team order.
• Lando Norris said Piastri made him dig deeper than previous team-mates and predicted the Australian will eventually get the better of him.
• Norris also reflected on the strategic complexity of an intra-team title fight as outside claims McLaren favored him were reported as unfounded.