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Oscar Piastri has explained how a Lando Norris decision was playing on his mind and impacted his performance during a dreadful Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Oscar Piastri reflected on McLaren’s team orders at Monza and how they affected his performance at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, where he had a tough weekend starting from FP1.
Despite being instructed to let Lando Norris pass him at Monza, Piastri found himself in a challenging situation in Baku due to a combination of factors, including a crash in qualifying and a difficult race after jumping the start.
Piastri noticed a chain of events that led to his disappointing performance in Baku, such as feeling the pressure to make up for past mistakes and struggling with the handling of the C6 tyres.
The Australian driver emphasized that his mindset was influenced by the events at Monza, where he finished third after playing a team role for McLaren.
Piastri acknowledged the various elements that contributed to his struggles in Baku, ultimately labeling it as a “perfect storm” of unfavorable circumstances leading to a “pretty terrible weekend” for him.
