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McLaren has an idea about what could be behind Oscar Piastri’s alarming slump in form as the F1 title pressure builds.
McLaren boss Andrea Stella believes Oscar Piastri’s drop in performance may be due to the low-grip F1 circuits he has faced recently.
Initially leading by 34 and 104 points ahead of Lando Norris and Max Verstappen, Piastri has now fallen behind Norris by a single point with Verstappen trailing by 35 points.
His struggles were evident in races like Azerbaijan and the United States GP Sprint, where he had multiple incidents.
Piastri has also not finished ahead of Norris or secured a podium in the last four races.
Stella mentioned that investigations showed Piastri’s difficulties in low-grip conditions as a probable reason for his performance decline.
He also commended Piastri for adapting his driving style to these conditions and emphasized the importance of learning from these experiences for the upcoming races.
