Ex-F1 driver Johnny Herbert believes Oscar Piastri’s quiet confidence within the post-race cooldown room is a calculated message to teammate Lando Norris: “I’m higher than you.”
Piastri and Norris are the principle protagonists on this yr’s F1 title race.
After seven rounds, there are simply 13 factors between the 2 McLaren drivers on the high of the drivers’ standings.
Piastri has received 4 opening seven races, with the early momentum on his aspect.
Herbert believes Piastri has a “psychological edge” over Norris, citing how the Australian handles the post-race cooldown room.
“It’s not simply Max Verstappen who has a psychological edge over Lando Norris, it’s Oscar Piastri as effectively,” Herbert informed Fruity King.
“Each of them are attempting to play a really comparable recreation, which is to inform Lando,’ We’re higher than you. You’re undeserving to have the ability to beat us.’
“The one method he can overcome that’s by persistently producing these quick lap occasions and people quick race performances as he did final yr.
“Nevertheless it’s these little errors which have been coming into play that little bit extra and it’s attempting to iron that out.
“Is that strain? Probably. However whether it is strain, that’s simply the place you’ve received to have the ability to, like Max does and like Oscar appears to have the ability to do in the meanwhile, is when it hits his shoulder it simply ricochets off.
“He’s going to get that battering from Max, who likes to play his little video games, but additionally he’s going to be getting that on the opposite aspect of the storage from Oscar. So, he’s truly getting it in stereo, but it surely’s about blanking it off. That’s what the greats at all times do.
“Even whenever you see the fellows in that cooldown room on the finish, Oscar is so assured in that room. Generally it’s very, very delicate, however he’s sending a message, ‘I’m higher than you.’”
McLaren reveal new livery for Monaco
Forward of this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix, McLaren have unveiled a brand new livery.
Dubbed a “Riviera-inspired livery enhancement,” it marks OKX’s European market launch and makes reference to McLaren’s M7A race automobile.
The revised McLaren livery
The McLaren M7A delivered the staff’s first F1 win with Bruce McLaren in 1968 and debuted the staff’s iconic papaya livery.
This livery shall be run in Monaco and Spain.
Norris and Piastri can even put on white-themed race fits for the upcoming races.
