McLaren play down possible “headache” if Oscar Piastri wins before Lando Norris in F1 2024
McLaren boss Andrea Stella has played down the possible “headache” the team would have if Oscar Piastri claimed his maiden F1 victory before Lando ܫNorris.
Both McLaren drivers have still yet to win in F1 (at least an actual grand prix).
Norris famously went close at the 2021 Russian Grand Prix - and would have won the race had he stopped for intermediates at t🐓he rig🐽ht time.
On the other hand, Piastri has only had one season in F1, but he did win the sprint race in Qatar ahead of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen.
With McLaren’s upward trajectory expected to 𝔍continue into 2024, it’s likely Norris and Piastri will have﷽ an opportunity to win in F1.
Stella believes if Piastri was to win before No♋rris, it wouldn’t cause any problems for the team.
“About Oscar getting his first victory, and you talked about a he⛎adache, my reaction was ‘A headache?' Wow! I look f🅠orward to it,” he said.
“It will be an incredible result considering what we saw l🔴ast year with Red Bull when there wasn't really much space left for anybody else.
“So if we have a victory from Oscar, that will be an incredible emotion, and an incredi♐ble emotion for Lando as well beca🗹use it would mean we have a car that can win races. And if I project myself for a second into Lando's head, I think I would recognise how fair a competitor he (Piastri) is. He is a very fair person.
“A🐲nd he would ask himself, ‘What do I need ಌto do better to do the same as Oscar has been able to do?'”
Stella has called on his drivers to take inspiration from Versta⭕ppen, stressing the importance of “how much you improve every da🌌y”.
“It's ultimately about processing opportun𓄧ities,” Stella added. “This game is not only abouꦛt how good you are today, but how much you improve every day.
“If we look at the champions in F1, certainly, Verstappen is not the same driver as he was 𝐆last year or in 2021, and certainly not the driver he was when he started.
“It's all about continuous improvement, and t﷽his is definitely the way I see Lando processing that situation.
“But that's also the way Oscar would process it if we se💧e how grounded ꦫis. He would have his own way of reacting to the victory, and he would think, ‘How can I consolidate this?'
“For me, the m🐎essage to the drivers has always been ‘What can you do tꦓo improve every day?'”
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