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Oscar Piastri leads team-mate and title rival Lando Norris by just nine points heading into the final 10 races of the season.
Oscar Piastri is cautious about the possibility of tensions escalating within teams amid a close intra-F1 championship battle against Lando Norris.
Heading into the second half of the season, Piastri is leading Norris by a mere nine points in the race to secure the McLaren drivers’ title, a feat not achieved since Lewis Hamilton in 2008.
Despite their amicable relationship so far, including a previous collision in Canada, CEO Zak Brown anticipates further on-track clashes between Piastri and Norris given their recent intense competition.
Piastri is mindful of the historical precedent set by the strained relationship between Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost at McLaren in 1989 during a heated title battle, but he remains confident that he and Norris will not face a similar downfall.
Asserting their collaborative and harmonious working dynamic, Piastri emphasizes their joint pursuit of success and positive impact on the team, steering clear of the potential pitfalls of internal discord that could derail their championship aspirations.
