Oscar Piastri “in a strong position” after a great start to the season

After a promising first season in 2023, with two podiums and a Sprint race victory, we expected a lot fromOscar piastri This year. After the first 14 rounds, the Australian responded. Four podiums, a 4th place in the Drivers' championship with 167 points and above all, a first victory during the Hungarian Grand Prix: very good statistics for the young 23-year-old driver who reached a milestone for his second campaign in Formula 1.

First part of the season done.
First GP victory.
First broken bone.
Rib's enjoying the break 💪 pic.twitter.com/xee5myxNTP

— Oscar Piastri (@OscarPiastri) August 11, 2024

Above all, the Melbourne native is on excellent momentum with four Top 4s over the last four performances. After a less regular start to the season, Oscar Piastri has found his rhythm and comfort aboard the McLaren. “The last few weeks have been very strong for me. Honestly, the whole season was pretty good, [although] a few weekends in the middle of the year were a little rough. Japan and China were pretty tough, as well as Barcelona, ​​but I feel like all the other races were pretty strong.", judges the Australian at mid-season.

“There were a lot of things that didn't go the way we wanted, whether it was track limit penalties, accidents or mistakes, there were always problems and I I have the feeling that over the last few weekends, I have been able to put all this in order, underlines Oscar Piastri. I feel like I've taken a step forward from last year. Last year I struggled with these kinds of tricky races. »

Piastri, the strong man at the end of the season?

Better mentally for Oscar Piastri therefore, especially against a teammate who is still so fast. However, Lando Norris has something to worry about, because the No. 81 is now at his level in terms of pace, especially in qualifying. But the Australian does not want to relax his efforts, aware that he still has room for improvement. “I feel like I've made good progress and the car is obviously very fast. I think I've started some momentum, which is good, but I know how quickly it can backfire and go the other way too. So I continue to try to build on that foundation, but I feel like I'm in a strong position. » 

In a very dense leading pack between the drivers Red Bull, Mercedes, McLaren and Ferrari, Oscar Piastri will be one of the men to watch in this second half of the season. Something tells us that a second victory in Formula 1 is already not very far away...

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