Piastri disagrees with Norris's opinions about McLaren

20:00, 21 Apr

byNorberto Mujica

Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri do not have the same opinions regarding McLaren's pace at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit.

After the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Lando Norris told GPblog and others that Max Verstappen was the fastest on the track in Jeddah. Piastri had a different view on the matter.

Piastri and Norris in disagreement

During the FIA post-race conference Piastri was asked if he agreed with Norris regarding Max Verstappen's alleged pace superiority.

He said. "No. I think our car was still quicker."

Having said that, he was however surprised by the Dutchman's speed in the RB21. "I think it was difficult to be in dirty air. Max was quicker than I expected for sure in the race. I thought over one lap it wasn't a huge surprise to see Max quick, but in the race, I wasn't expecting to struggle so much at the end of the Medium stint."

However, Piastri and Norris did find some common ground in the end, as they both urged McLaren to keep pressing on in making the MCL39 quicker, with the caveat that McLaren, in his view, still posses the quicker car at the moment.

"Clearly, we've got some work to do. I think our car is still very good, but when you look at the layout here compared to Suzuka, it's the most similar so far, and it's been the two where Max and Red Bull have been closer."

Piastri said, "I think we still have an advantage. I don't think it's as big on surfaces like this and layouts like this, but we still have a very strong car at the moment."

Only 12 points separate the top 3, Piastri, Norris and Verstappen in the championship standings.