Mercedes<\/a>, Piastri said: \u201cI think yes.<\/p>\n\u201cWe\u2019ll obviously have to wait and see what Mercedes bring, because they didn\u2019t bring much this weekend and were still – in qualifying and the main race – probably the same, if not a tiny bit quicker, over one lap.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe\u2019re certainly not quite back in the position we were last year, but we\u2019re getting there. With more to come, it\u2019s a good place to be.\u201d<\/p>\n
In Norris\u2019 hands, the MCL40 was the dominant car in Saturday\u2019s Sprint race, as he became the first non-Mercedes driver to take a victory of any kind this term, leading a McLaren one-two.<\/p>\n
With further upgrades planned for Canada, Piastri added: \u201cWe kind of need to see where we stack up at a few different tracks.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think especially in the Sprint side of this weekend, to have a one-two in the Sprint on pure pace, that was a pretty big surprise for us. So, things are working well.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe expected the upgrades to be a good step forward and they have been, and hopefully they are again in Canada.<\/p>\n
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\u201cBut obviously Mercedes didn\u2019t bring a lot this weekend and they also have an upgrade package for Canada, so we\u2019ll have to wait and see how much that\u2019s worth for them.\u201d<\/p>\n
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