Nico Rosberg believes Oscar Piastri is now the “large favorite” to win this 12 months’s F1 world championship after a “watershed second” on the Canadian Grand Prix.
Piastri prolonged his F1 championship result in 22 factors after Lando Norris’ DNF in Montreal.
The British driver crashed out of the race after operating into the again of Piastri as they battled for fourth place.
Norris was faster on the time however made an beginner mistake, placing an enormous dent in his F1 title hopes.
Talking after the race in Canada on Sunday, Rosberg defined why Piastri is now the favorite for take the title.
“That, for me, was a watershed second on the market,” Rosberg mentioned.
“I might say it’s the primary time, for me, to say that Oscar Piastri is now the large favorite to win the championship this 12 months. I’ve by no means mentioned that thus far. In reality, I used to be all the time extra on Lando’s aspect.
“I used to be like, he’s going to scrub issues up and simply have that little edge and velocity, and he’s going to deliver it house.
“However Oscar is simply so robust. He’s simply all the time delivering zero errors. I’ve seen one mistake from him within the final two years in probably the most horrible circumstances in Melbourne [in this year’s Australian Grand Prix], and that’s it. He’s simply all the time there.”
Rosberg reveals Mark Webber perception
Mark Webber, a Pink Bull F1 race winner, is Piastri’s supervisor and has performed an enormous function within the McLaren driver’s spectacular F1 profession up to now.
Piastri’s composed persona and skill to shrug off poor weekends are key traits which have enabled him to dominate Norris in 2025.
“I spoke to Mark Webber, who was my ex-team-mate at Williams, who’s now Oscar’s supervisor, and he mentioned that whether or not he finishes first or fifth, within the night, it’s simply having a pizza, the identical mind-set,” Rosberg defined.
“In fact, there’s good pleasure after the race, however then it’s achieved and we transfer on. It’s simply tremendous, extremely strong.”
