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Oscar Piastri has urged McLaren to understand the reasons behind its MCL38 car retaining a trend of “up and down”
The Woking-based squad McLaren has had a strong start to the campaign, with two podium finishes by Lando Norris placing them in third in the Constructors’ Championship standings. However, McLaren’s performance has been inconsistent, underperforming at Suzuka but achieving their best result in China. Formula 1 driver Piastri emphasizes the importance of McLaren addressing their performance inconsistencies to compete with Ferrari for second place. He believes it is crucial for the team to analyze why they are quick on some days and struggle on others. Despite the fluctuations in performance, McLaren is looking forward to debuting a substantial upgrade package at the upcoming Miami Grand Prix to make significant progress. Team Principal Andrea Stella has hinted that the upgrade should be a “decent step” for McLaren.