The reigning champion and his team are on track to prove their loss in Singapore last week was the exception to the rule.
McLaren fitted both cars with the upgrades, which Lando Norris had in Singapore . The competitiveness continued for the Woking-based team with Piastri set to start Sunday’s race on the front row and Norris on the row behind him.’s instant analysis
When asked about the radio message between himself and his race engineer, Gianpiero “GP” Lambiase, Verstappen recalled him saying that such a time “would be nice.” Verstappen’s response? “’Don’t worry, I’m going to send it,’” he said, ending with a chuckle before continuing. “He was like, ‘Yeah but don’t shunt the car, right?’ I was like, ‘Yeah, obviously. That’s not what I want to do.’ But I knew that there was still a little bit left in a few places, and that’s what I tried to tidy up.
Tire degradation is higher, and Piastri believes Sunday’s race will see some execute more than one pit stop. “I think whenever you’ve got more , more pit stops, it just increases the margin of error. It tests how well you can manage the tires as well. So it’s not as simple as just going flat out or as quick as the car will let you.”
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