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Oscar Piastri reveals that he had been struggling throughout the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend up until the final segment
Australian driver Oscar Piastri was initially behind Lando Norris in the first two stages of the race, but took advantage of his teammate’s mistake in the end to secure a position in the second row. Piastri admitted that he had been struggling to put together a clean lap throughout the weekend but managed to improve in the final qualifying session. He mentioned that he had difficulty with certain turns on the circuit and that some changes made to his McLaren car only worsened the situation. Despite these challenges, Piastri was thrilled with McLaren’s performance, especially after their double elimination in Q1 in the previous race in Las Vegas. He acknowledged the tight competition in qualifying but was pleased to finish in the top three.
