Oscar Piastri Reveals Shocking Reason Behind Lando Norris’ F1 Struggles

Oscar Piastri says Monza team orders weighed on him and contributed to his troubled Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend.

At Monza, McLaren covers Charles Leclerc by pitting Piastri first, a slow stop for Lando Norris then briefly puts the Australian ahead.

McLaren instructs a swap within the rules. Piastri protests, yields, and cannot reattack. Norris reduces the championship gap to 31 points leaving Italy.

Baku unravels early as an FP1 engine issue disrupts run plans and confidence.

He crashes in qualifying, starts ninth, then jump-starts the race. The penalty drops him back before first-lap contact ends hopes.

Piastri concedes he overdrives while chasing recovery, adding that the C6 tyres prove unforgiving and amplify mistakes.

Speaking on F1’s Beyond the Grid podcast, he frames the Baku slump as a convergence of issues and his own overreach.

He accepts the Monza fallout lingers mentally, and an unsettled Friday compounds pressure heading into qualifying.

Since winning at Zandvoort, Piastri records one podium at Monza and then three straight fifth places.

Norris’s run includes two wins, a second place, and a Sprint victory, strengthening his control of the points.

After Brazil, Norris sits on 390 points, with Piastri on 366. The gap is 24, with three rounds and 83 points available.

McLaren’s management of intra-team priorities stays under scrutiny, though team orders remain legal and context-dependent.

Execution now decides the title. Piastri targets cleaner weekends; Norris aims to convert form into a decisive cushion.

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