Oscar Piastri has dismissed concerns that McLaren will be negatively affected by the FIA’s flexible front wing clampdown from the F1 Spanish Grand Prix. 

The FIA is introducing more stringe🏅nt tests to combat flexible front wings for round nine of the 2025 season. 

Red Bull remain adamant that McLaren are exploiting this area of the rules and that the clꦉampdown in Barcelona will impact them.

After the race at Suzuka, Chri♍stian Horner said that the stricter tests would be🌺 a potential “game-changer” in the title race.

Speaking to Ch𓂃annel 4, Horner said: “So we’re one point behind in th♏e driver’s championship.

“Don’t underestimate the regulation change of ra♎ce nine, you know, with these front wings. That could be a game-chang𝓡er.”

On Thursday, Piastri was asked about Horner’s claim in the FIA press co🌳nference in Bahra♕in.

“I’m pretty confident we will be str𝐆ong all year,” Piast🃏ri said.

“I don’t think it will chan📖gওe too much. I’ve not spoken to the team about it massively, which probably tells you enough about that.

“Let’s see w🀅🎃hen we get to Spain, but we’ve still got a lot of races until then. I think we will be a strong team all year round.”

Piastri hopes Bahrain is “more friendly” for McLaren

🐻ﷺMcLaren failed to win the last race at Suzuka after both drivers underperformed in qualifying.

It allowed 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen to take a shock pole position ahead of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris.

Verstappen would winꦏ the race, reducing Norris’ lead at the top of the standings to just one point.

With 🐼significantly warmer temperatures expected this weekend and greater tyre wear, Piastri hopes it will play into McLaren’s hands.

“Hard to know. I think Melbourne, especially on the inters, was a very good🐽 race,” Piastri explained.

“A good show of pace, 🎃but like you said, managing the tyres. I think Japan, if we had track position, potentially the race would have looked quite different. We will have to wait and see. It’s very hot today.

“I think Sunday is supposed to be a little bit cooler. I think it being a little bit more difficult on tyres and a bit warmer pro🤪bably will be more friendly for us than others. I hope.”