Oscar Piastri loses championship lead
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After losing the lead of the Formula 1 championship, Oscar Piastri said he has not been able to adapt to the way McLaren's car has changed over the past few races.
Oscar Piastri revealed he has needed to “drive very differently” in the past few races as he licks his wounds after seeing his championship lead disappear at the Mexican Grand Prix.
Oscar Piastri finished fifth in the Mexico Grand Prix, but lost the F1 championship lead to team-mate Lando Norris
Australia's Oscar Piastri has lost the Formula One championship lead as McLaren teammate Lando Norris clinches win in Mexico.
Lando Norris won his fifth pole of the season while Oscar Piastri was a distant seventh in Saturday qualifying.
Formula One leader Oscar Piastri said his vanishing speed was "a bit of a mystery" after struggling to seventh on the grid in Mexico City Grand Prix qualifying while teammate Lando Norris took pole position.
Lando Norris reclaimed the championship lead from teammate Oscar Piastri by winning in Mexico City on Sunday to snap a five-race losing streak to create a tense final push for the Formula One title.
Oscar Piastri hopes his past experiences can help him in the F1 championship as he prepares for the Mexican Grand Prix.
The battle for the Formula 1 world championship is getting very interesting heading into Mexico City, as three drivers continue to race for the title in the annual Mexican Grand Prix. For most of the 2025 season,
It carried him 0.262 seconds clear of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton, who was three-tenths adrift. Mercedes George Russell was fourth and Verstappen fifth while Piastri struggled to qualify eighth. If all drivers finish where they start, Norris will take the world title lead from Piastri.
The 24-year-old has teammate Lando Norris breathing down his neck 14 points behind. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.