Overview
- Piastri, speaking on the High Performance podcast, said he "didn't do a good enough job" at times in 2025 and believed the title was within his reach with cleaner execution.
- He stressed that winning a championship requires the right car and backed McLaren’s full data‑sharing approach, saying in modern teams "you can't hide."
- Reflecting on his fight with Lando Norris, he said the relationship never turned nasty and that both owned mistakes after flashpoints in Canada and Singapore.
- F1 resumes at the Miami Grand Prix after a five‑week break caused by the cancellations in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, and team boss Andrea Stella has promised "a completely new car" for the sprint weekend.
- McLaren has started 2026 below last year’s pace, though Piastri finished second at Suzuka, and the Miami upgrade could shape the team’s push against Mercedes and Ferrari and reset the Norris‑Piastri dynamic.