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“That will play on his mind for the rest of the day because now he will be there studying the data and he will see how Oscar was so quick there, so quick there.”
Nico Rosberg expressed that Oscar Piastri’s strong showing in the second practice for the Spanish Grand Prix could impact Lando Norris mentally due to the gap in their pace. Piastri led the FP2 timesheets at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya by nearly 0.3s, leaving Norris with the fourth-best time and a noticeable deficit to his teammate. With only three points separating Piastri and Norris in the F1 standings, Rosberg believes Piastri’s Friday performance might disrupt Norris’ recent momentum. Despite Piastri’s dominance in FP2, Norris acknowledged the importance of finding slight improvements ahead of qualifying and praised McLaren’s strong baseline setup for allowing them to explore different directions. Piastri, recognizing the competition from Red Bull, Ferrari, and Mercedes, remained cautious about the challenges ahead and emphasized the continuous learning process after a mixed day on Friday.
