Piastri has been wrestling all weekend in Mexico City. He also agrees with that. “The gap has been big all weekend, during every session. I don’t feel like I did any bad laps and the car felt pretty good. The fact that I am so much slower is a bit of a mystery,” said Piastri.
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It could be that Piastri will lose his lead in the World Cup standings after this weekend. If top favorite Norris wins the race in Mexico, a fifth place or lower for Piastri would mean that his teammate takes over first place. The difference is currently 14 points. Max Verstappen, who starts fifth in Mexico, follows Piastri by 40 points.
Oscar Piastri has no explanation
“It is frustrating how the sessions are going here,” says the World Cup leader. “I haven’t driven differently since the start of the season, or since some time ago when things were still going very well. There aren’t really any corners that make me think: ‘I’m doing something wrong here’. We’ll have to find out. It’s a long way to Turn 1 here and I hope to be able to gain some positions.”
Piastri (24) has not been on the podium for three races in a row. The last time he won a match was in Zandvoort, right after the summer break.