"Were it not already a sweltering sauna in Singapore, the increasing intensity of this season's Formula One world championship would be enough to make all but the most stoic competitor wilt. Withstanding the pressure may yet prove the difference between McLaren's Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri as the title battle ratchets up with every race. Including this weekend's meeting in Singapore at the Marina Bay circuit, seven grands prix remain and the championship is finely poised. Piastri leads his teammate by 25 points."
"In 2007, when Lewis Hamilton narrowly missed winning the championship in the final race at Brazil in his debut season, it taught him the unique challenge of a title tilt. I remember the buildup to those races at the end and the pressure was there, he said. That was not needed. If I knew then what I know now, I would have easily won that championship, I think. I have learned not to add pressure that's unnecessary."
Seven grands prix remain with the Singapore race at Marina Bay intensifying a head-to-head championship between McLaren teammates Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris. Piastri leads Norris by 25 points while Max Verstappen sits 69 points adrift, making this effectively a two-driver fight. McLaren has been the class of the field, with Piastri claiming seven wins and Norris five. Piastri has shown greater consistency, while Norris has suffered from a lack of front-axle feel and costly mistakes in China, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia qualifying and a crash with his teammate in Canada. Experience in title pressure and avoiding added stress are highlighted as crucial.
Read at www.theguardian.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]