Oscar Piastri revealed a significant mindset shift in 2025 as he competed for the championship title against Lando Norris. He achieved a third-place finish with seven wins and nine podiums, a notable improvement from his fourth-place finish in 2024.
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McLaren Formula 1 driver Oscar Piastri has explained how his mindset changed in 2025 as he fought his team-mate Lando Norris for the championship title.
In his third season in F1, the Australian driver managed a third-place finish overall with seven grand prix wins and nine grand prix podium finishes. In comparison, he finished fourth in 2024 with two grand prix wins and six grand prix podiums.
During an interview with Quad Lock, Piastri admitted that the jump in performance that he made from 2024 to 2025 was bigger than he had expected.
"On the whole, the step I took from 2024 into 2025 was probably bigger than I, and quite a lot of people, expected," the 25-year-old said.
"That was a really cool thing to make that progress and enter race weekends... I think this was the first year where I could enter every race weekend going, I know if I do a good enough job and get close to my potential, I can win every weekend.
"Whereas the last couple of years, there've been moments where I've felt like that, but there's always been that, what do I need to learn next, or what do I need to improve on next? And that's still something that you do. You're always trying to improve and evolve.
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"But to be at a level this year where I could enter most weekends going, if I do what I know I'm capable of, I can win. That's a pretty cool place to be."
Piastri suffered a torrid start to the 2026 season. He currently sits sixth in the drivers' standings with 21 points.
After failing to start the Australian Grand Prix due to a crash on a reconnaissance lap, and the Chinese Grand Prix due to an electrical fault, he finally began his campaign at the Japanese Grand Prix and finished second. He also completed the Chinese sprint race, in which he finished sixth.
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In the 2025 season, Oscar Piastri secured a third-place finish overall, achieving seven grand prix wins and nine podium finishes.
Piastri's performance in 2025 was significantly better, as he finished third with seven wins, compared to his fourth-place finish in 2024 with only two wins.
Piastri experienced a mindset change that contributed to his unexpected jump in performance, which he discussed during an interview with Quad Lock.
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