F1 News: Martin Brundle's Serious Advice To Oscar Piastri For Being "Involved In Too Many Skirmishes"
Suggesting that Oscar Piastri gets "involved in too many skirmishes," former F1 driver and Sky F1 Pundit Martin Brundle offered a piece of advice that could transform him into a seasoned and "mighty" driver.
The McLaren rookie has been the talk of the town on several instances this season as he is guaranteed to finish within the top 10 in the Drivers' Championship. Currently, he secures the ninth spot as the sport heads to Abu Dhabi for the grand finale.
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Despite belting out impressive performances, he clashed with seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton for the second time this season in Las Vegas. Brundle believes that among the many strengths the rookie driver possesses, being slightly incident-prone may be one of Piastri’s only weaknesses. However, that can be overcome with time.
Offering a bit of advice to the 22-year-old Australian, Brundle wrote in his latest column for Sky:
“Oscar Piastri scored fastest lap and had a super-aggressive drive from his lowly grid position.
“He perhaps gets involved in too many skirmishes, this time a racing incident with Hamilton, but when he adds better control and judgement to his speed given more experience, he'll be mighty.”
In addition, Brundle also expressed his views on the "lenient" penalty handed to race-winner Max Verstappen for forcing Charles Leclerc to run wide in the opening lap of the inaugural Grand Prix. He wrote:
“Quite how Verstappen from that dusty side of the grid out-dragged Leclerc's Ferrari in the very short run to turn one I don't know, but they arrived wheel to wheel with Max on the inside.
“The rules state that if your front axle is level or ahead of your rival's front axle at the apex - not always an easy point to define in a long corner - then you have earned the right to space and a legitimate overtake. But you have to keep control of your car and stay on track, which Max didn't, taking the Ferrari with him.
"Like Leclerc and Ferrari most of us assumed Max would have to give the place back, but in fact he received a five-second penalty. In normal circumstances, and already with a two-second lead, you'd have to say that was lenient.
“But in fact, the way it played out, with Leclerc catching and repassing him anyway, and a safety car for Lando Norris's worryingly heavy shunt, his first retirement since Brazil last year, adding five seconds to Max's pit stop put him quite a long way back in the pack."
