McLaren has had two extremely successful seasons in a row - securing the Constructors Championship in 2024 and 2025 with two drivers in contention for the World Drivers' Championship. Now, they are building out new talent behind the scenes.
Piastri was denied victory at the Qatar Grand Prix after a McLaren strategy faux pas, and now the Australian government is wading into the conversation.
Ferrari on a whole has had a season to forget after bringing Lewis Hamilton on for the 2025 season. However, in Qatar, this may be one of the worst team performances throughout all sessions that the Italian Team has had all year.
Qatar might have become the favorite track of the young McLaren Driver after three fourths of Piastri's weekend have been executed perfectly ahead of the Qatar GP tomorrow.
The 40-year-old has experienced a dismal weekend so far, being knocked out of sprint qualifying in Q1, and was unable to turn his woes around in the sprint race itself.
McLaren's Oscar Piastri has returned to the podium at Lusail after a stretch of disappointing throughout, reclaiming momentum at a critical moment in his season.
The Lusail Circuit in Qatar has been one of Piastri's strongest tracks, and after a disappointing string of performances for Oscar prooves to be a massive boost in confidence for the McLaren Driver.