Overview
- In a new podcast interview, Oscar Piastri said he "didn't do a good enough job" at times in 2025, when finishing second to Lando Norris felt like failure.
- He cited his Miami win from fourth on the grid as proof that standout Sundays cannot carry a 24-race season without stronger qualifying and consistency.
- He said the Norris rivalry stayed civil, with flashpoints handled in private and data shared openly inside McLaren.
- Norris won the 2025 title, with Max Verstappen second and Piastri third.
- As F1 returns in Miami after a five-week gap caused by the Bahrain and Saudi race cancellations, McLaren says it will debut "a completely new car" for the sprint weekend.