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The McLaren driver felt that they could have achieved a podium to round out their season, after slipping behind both Ferrari and Mercedes in the race.
Oscar Piastri has admitted that, looking back, he would have made some different decisions during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, as McLaren lost out to Mercedes and Ferrari. Although Piastri and his teammate Lando Norris had good starts and found themselves in podium contention, McLaren made a mistake with Norris during his pit stop, causing both drivers to drop back. Piastri acknowledged that his and Norris’ pace was not enough to keep George Russell behind, and he would have approached the race differently if given another chance. He also acknowledged that McLaren had a weaker performance in Abu Dhabi compared to Ferrari and Mercedes, as these teams had introduced major updates towards the end of the season, while McLaren’s last significant update was in September. Despite this, Piastri was pleased to have a clean race without any incidents and believes that the team still has weaknesses to address in certain areas of the car, which were exposed on this track.
