The \u2018entire\u2019 F1 grid agreed that McLaren were right to hand the win to Piastri<\/a>, even with Martin Brundle<\/a> believing they should have kept Norris in front to aid his ongoing championship fight with Max Verstappen at the time.<\/p>\n Norris stated that he came to a \u2018quick\u2019 resolution with McLaren<\/a> in the post-race debrief and was confident that an issue such as the one that played out during the Grand Prix wouldn\u2019t crop up again.<\/p>\n However, McLaren have still suffered from indecisiveness this season<\/a>, with their failure to act quickly at the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix handing the victory to Verstappen.<\/p>\n Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris now know they\u2019ve got to \u2018play the team game\u2019 in 2025 title fight<\/p>\n Speaking on Sky Sports F1\u2019s coverage of FP1 on Friday afternoon, Brundle was asked about what McLaren had learnt from the events of last season\u2019s Hungarian GP, saying, \u201cI think they\u2019re learning all the time, aren\u2019t they? <\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019ve definitely managed their two drivers well, in that the drivers understand they\u2019ve got to play the team game. They\u2019re allowed to race and they\u2019re allowed to be individuals, but if you don\u2019t play the team game, you just take some pain somewhere else. <\/p>\n \u201cAnd I think they\u2019ve got that absolutely spot on. It was a bit unfortunate last year, wasn\u2019t it? They swapped the pit stops around to help one driver out when it compromised the other, but they sorted it out in the end.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI could understand Lando being like, I\u2019m just gonna be Michael Schumacher or Sebastian Vettel, they wouldn\u2019t have handed this victory back, even if I shouldn\u2019t have had it. <\/p>\n \u201cSo they sorted that out. I mean, Oscar\u2019s won a third of the Grand Prix since that moment, including that moment. So it certainly was a nice ski slope for him.\u201d<\/p>\n Oscar Piastri has been in top form since his win at the Hungaroring in 2024<\/p>\n As mentioned by Brundle, Piastri has been on a fine run of form at the wheel of a McLaren since taking his maiden win in F1 last season. In fact, the Australian has come away from every Grand Prix weekend since the 2024 Miami Grand Prix with points to add to his tally.<\/p>\n The sheer consistency of Piastri is something that Norris is \u2018missing\u2019<\/a>, according to former F1 driver Robert Doornbos. It\u2019s one of the key factors that currently gives Piastri the 16-point championship lead over his British teammate.<\/p>\n Position Drivers’ Championship PointsPts 1 266 2 250 3 185 4 157 <\/p>\n Other than the increase in consistency on Piastri\u2019s side, it has been rather neck and neck between the two McLaren drivers<\/a> in the 2025 teammate head-to-head. The Australian boasts a one-race advantage in the GP results category, whereas Norris holds an extra pole position and fastest lap over Piastri.<\/p>\n![\"Lando](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2217969299-1024x683.jpg\")
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