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Piastri creeps ever closer to Norris: 'Feel I'm going strong'
- Nicole Mulder
Oscar Piastri goes into the summer break feeling good. In three of the last four Formula 1 races, he finished ahead of McLaren teammate Lando Norris, which means he is also creeping closer in the World Championship standings. The 23-year-old Australian acknowledges that he is currently in a good position, but at the same time knows how quickly you can lose that momentum as a driver.
In the two F1 races before the summer break, the Hungarian Grand Prix and the Belgian Grand Prix, Piastri recorded a better result than his teammate. At the Hungaroring, he secured his first victory, while at Spa-Francorchamps he finished second after George Russell's disqualification. Norris concluded the races in second and fifth respectively.
Piastri creeps ever closer to Norris
Piastri cannot deny that he has a good momentum to catch up. "I think definitely the last few weeks have been very strong from my side. I think the whole season's been pretty good. A couple of weekends in the middle of the year were a bit tricky. Japan and China mainly were pretty tough, and obviously Barcelona, but I feel like all the other races have been quite strong."
He stresses that it hasn't always been easy for him either. "Whether it's 'interesting' track limit penalties or crashes or mistakes, there's always kind of been just things, and I feel like the last few weekends I have been able to tidy it up. So, I feel like I've taken a step forward from last year," he continued.
"I feel like I've made good progress, and obviously the car is very quick as well. I feel like I'm gaining some nice momentum which is good, but I know how quickly it can turn around and go the other way as well. I just keep trying to build on it, but I feel like I'm in a strong place," Piastri concluded.
This article was written in collaboration with Olly Darcy