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When asked by AAP whether he felt he had had a raw deal, the driver played the team man as usual.<\/p>\n
“I think I got a fair shot last year, and I’m expecting that to stay exactly the same,” Piastri said.<\/p>\n
“That’s definitely not to say that certain things could have been done better last year \u2014 I think that was probably clear for everyone watching \u2014 but I think, for me, at no point were there any bad intentions, or any times I questioned the intentions.<\/p>\n
“Things could have been done better, handled differently, but that’s part of elite sport and F1. You’re never going to get every decision right or make every single person happy.<\/p>\n
“So I think I got a fair shot last year, and we’re working on how we can improve things and make sure that we try and become stronger.”<\/p>\n
After testing the new smaller, nippier McLaren last week at the start of F1’s brave new world in Barcelona, Piastri reported it was “quite different to last year” but “not as alien as we might have feared”.<\/p>\n
After further testing sessions in Bahrain later this month, Piastri’s eyes are set firmly on his home season-opener in Melbourne in March, where last year he skidded off when in line for a podium finish.<\/p>\n
“Hopefully, it goes a bit better than last year, but it’s going to be such an unknown for everybody that at this point, I’m just trying to maximise the time I’ve got in Bahrain testing and hit the ground running,” he said.<\/p>\n
“But for me, after the amount of support I gained over the last 12 months, especially in Australia, it’s going to be nice to be back racing at home.”<\/p>\n
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