Oscar Piastri believes there is a “quite interesting” trend which could benefit McLaren and Ferrari in the fight against Mercedes.
Oscar Piastri finds the Mercedes F1 trend of slow starts intriguing and sees it as an opportunity for his McLaren and the Ferrari teams. Despite Mercedes locking out the front row at each of the four starts in 2026, they have fallen back in every race. While Mercedes’ superior race pace has secured them victories, Piastri believes their success is due to better downforce and power unit usage, rather than any “magic” factor. Piastri emphasized the importance of analyzing data to improve performance, particularly focusing on increasing downforce. He also noted the impressive performance of Ferrari in battling Mercedes, especially in the corners, showing that inspiration can be found from different sources in racing.
