Oscar Piastri Declares Face-off Against Lando Norris at Dutch GP After Clinching Pole

Oscar Piastri kept Lando Norris at bay during the Dutch GP Qualifying and clinched the pole position against him. The Australian is leading the driver’s title by just nine points ahead of Norris, as his pole would definitely help him stay in the lead. With the championship battle seeming to heat up further between the two teammates, Piastri has expressed his ambitions to emerge victorious in the end.

McLaren’s dominant pace has enabled both Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris to perform better than the rest of the grid during the race weekends. The team is leading both titles as their performance seems to only improve from this point forward. Woking is already 299 points ahead of the runner-up team in Ferrari, as the constructors’ title already seems a done deal for them.

Even the driver’s title is tipped in McLaren’s favor as Oscar Piastri leads the title by 69 points over the non-McLaren driver in Max Verstappen. However, the intra-team battle at Woking would be highly interesting as the point difference between the two is just nine points ahead of the Dutch GP. As such, Piastri has insisted that all the upcoming races between them would be a face-off.

Oscar Piastri noted that he and his crew kept working hard to keep chipping away on track and gain even the smallest advantage possible. Piastri insisted that there were still some things that they had to work on and improve in the right direction. Regardless, the Aussie emphasized that both he and Lando Norris were trying to beat each other every weekend, as the title fight might come even closer in the coming races.

You just keep chipping away. Still some things to try and work on, but overall very happy. We are both trying to beat each other every weekend.

Oscar Piastri said in a post-session interview