In the drivers\u2019 championship<\/a>, the 23-year-old still holds a commanding 25-point lead, but one retirement could see that wiped completely. The upcoming Singapore Grand Prix<\/a> is well known for throwing up variables without warning, as well.<\/p>\n Piastri has \u2018lost his temper\u2019 at McLaren<\/a>, according to Juan Pablo Montoya, who thinks he is starting to feel the pressure of a title fight. It has already been made clear that McLaren won\u2019t prioritise Piastri \u2018now\u2019<\/a> as Red Bull and Max Verstappen begin to pose a threat again. There could be a three-way fight in the last seven races.<\/p>\n READ MORE: David Brabham tells Lando Norris \u2018only way\u2019 he can beat Oscar Piastri to F1 title is not mind games<\/a><\/p>\n Piastri\u2019s \u2018miserable\u2019 Baku opening lap<\/a> helped to highlight many of the struggles he had faced throughout the weekend, as well as earlier in the season at Monaco. For some reason, he hasn\u2019t been able to adapt to street circuits very well in 2025.<\/p>\n His first retirement in nearly two years at Azerbaijan is a sign that things would not go to plan for him. Teammate Lando Norris finishing seventh also shows that the track didn\u2019t exactly play to the strengths of their car.<\/p>\n Jolyon Palmer<\/a> fears that Singapore may present much of the same for Piastri, who needs to find a way to extract some speed and consistency from his MCL39 if he doesn\u2019t want his championship lead to be cut into any further.<\/p>\n \u201cNormally, I\u2019d say park it [Baku issues] and look ahead,\u201d Palmer told the F1 Nation Podcast. \u201cThe problem is the next track is Singapore, so there\u2019s similar issues. The street circuit is there again. If you make mistakes, you\u2019re going to find the barriers, you\u2019re going to be on the back foot. <\/p>\n \u201cThe other weekend this year, where I thought he has looked scrappy, was actually Monaco. And he got away with it, but I can\u2019t remember the amount of time Oscar hit the wall in Monaco, and got away with it. It seemed like every day, almost every session there was an \u2018Oh, Piastri is in the wall!’\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Oscar](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2236546113-2-1024x683.jpg\")
Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli\/Getty ImagesJolyon Palmer warns Oscar Piastri he could face \u2018similar issues\u2019 to Baku at the Singapore Grand Prix<\/p>\n