Oscar Piastri names difference makers ahead of Dutch GP

Oscar Piastri qualified third for the Dutch Grand Prix. The Australian seemed to be in the run for pole position for a long time, but it did not materialise. Although the 23-year-old driver will thus have to pass both pole sitter Lando Norris, and number two Verstappen for victory, he remains unabatedly combative ahead of the race.

After qualifying, Piastri was asked in the press conference if he currently feels less comfortable in the McLaren, compared to teammate Norris. Piastri himself does not want to know anything about that and simply attributes his final ranking to the form of the day. "I mean, to be honest, the car feels very, very similar. I think we've improved the car. Like a second and a half since last year or something crazy. And, it doesn't feel that different. So, I don't think it's anything to do with that. I think simply Lando did a good job in the last run of Q3 and I didn't do as good a job as I should have," he commented.

Piastri names two key factors

According to Piastri, the key to success tomorrow is to start well. "I think try and of course get a good start. That would be the first plan," he said.

In addition, the Hungarian Grand Prix winner also stresses the importance of good strategy. "Strategy could be an interesting thing tomorrow. So we'll see. I think Max has got slightly different tyre options to us. So let's see what we've got, but I think we've got a very quick car underneath us."

This article was written in collaboration with Kada Sarkozi

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