Oscar Piastri Gives ‘Relationship’ Update with Lando Norris After Dutch GP Win

Oscar Piastri put forth a highly consistent performance at the Dutch GP and emerged victorious in the end. The Aussie achieved the grand slam following his stellar victory in Zandvoort. However, things didn’t go so well at Lando Norris‘ side as he suffered from a DNF in the main race. Norris’ McLaren challenger had an oil leak in the engine, which caused him to walk out of the weekend with zero points. Now, the 24-year-old revealed their relationship following the contrasting outing for both drivers.

Lando Norris walked out of the Dutch GP weekend by trailing Oscar Piastri by 34 points in the driver’s standings, as compared to the nine-point difference before the Zandvoort race. Piastri had already declared that all the races after the summer break would be a face-off between the two. Now, Norris seems to have already lost a lot of running after the disappointing DNF.

Oscar Piastri opened up on his relationship with Lando Norris following the circumstances at the Dutch GP. Piastri had previously mentioned that he had great relations with Norris and even had some fun activities during the race weekend. Hence, the 24-year-old insisted that his relationship with the Briton had not changed at all, regardless of the on-track shenanigans.

If anything, Oscar Piastri believes that the circumstances have helped them come closer than before and have an even better relationship. Piastri sympathized with his teammate, as he had to retire from the race without being at fault. The Australian declared that he was much closer to Lando Norris now and got on better with him as compared to the previous seasons.

The relationship between Lando and I has not changed. I think, if anything, we know each other better now and actually probably get on better than we did before we knew each other.

Oscar Piastri said, as reported by GPblog

Ex-F1 driver claims Lando Norris’ DNF ‘helpful’ against Oscar Piastri

Lando Norris has lost a massive chunk of points in his championship ambitions against Oscar Piastri. After trailing the leader by 34 points, Norris will have to work extra hard in the final nine races to still stay in contention. Despite seemingly losing a lot, ex-F1 driver Ralf Schumacher shockingly claims that it is mentally ‘helpful’ for the 25-year-old.