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Oscar Piastri feels McLaren has “more to lose” from changeable weather than before, but still believes mixed conditions breed “opportunity” for the team in Canada.
Oscar Piastri believes that McLaren now has more at stake due to recent updates, especially in unpredictable weather conditions, but he remains confident in the team’s competitiveness. The Canadian Grand Prix faced changing weather on the first day, posing challenges for the drivers. Piastri sees the weather as an opportunity for McLaren to outperform rivals like Ferrari and Red Bull. Despite a topsy-turvy start in Montreal, Piastri acknowledges the team’s learnings but finds it hard to assess their position given the varying conditions. The resurfaced track and bumpy sections have added complexities to McLaren’s assessment of their performance. Piastri remains uncertain of McLaren’s standing but notes that all teams share the same challenge in determining the pecking order.
