Christian Horner has backed Oscar Piastri to get \u201cbetter and better\u201d after a 2025 season that will have \u201churt him.\u201d<\/p>\n
For much of last campaign, Piastri was the odds-on favourite for the title but fell away from the race after an underwhelming end to the year, ultimately finishing third in the Drivers\u2019 Standings.<\/p>\n
Oscar Piastri recieves Christian Horner backing for 2026 F1 season<\/p>\n
After Zandvoort and the conclusion of the 15th race of the season, Piastri held a 34-point lead over team-mate Lando Norris but a poor run of form in the latter third of the year resulted in the Briton finishing 13 points ahead and winning the title.<\/p>\n
Now, many are looking to Piastri to see how he bounces back from such a disappointment and one man backing the Australian is former Red Bull boss Christian Horner.<\/p>\n
The 52-year-old appeared on Australia\u2019s Today programme ahead of a speaking tour in the country and said Piastri would be \u201cmotivated\u201d by the events of last season.<\/p>\n
\u201cOscar will have learned a huge amount from last year,\u201d Horner said. \u201cI thought he was odds-on favourite going into the summer break, and unfortunately, it sort of fell apart for him at the end of the season.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut he\u2019ll learn from that, and that will have hurt him, and ultimately motivated him.<\/p>\n
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