Martin Brundle makes feelings clear on Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris drama at Italian Grand Prix
F1 news: Martin Brundle has reacted to Oscar Piastri overtaking Lando Norris at the Italian Grand Prix
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Martin Brundle believes Oscar Piastri overtaking Lando Norris 'confirms' that the former has 'no interest' in his team-mate winning the F1 title this season.
Piastri finished second, with Norris third, while Charles Leclerc won the event at Monza.
At the start of the race, Piastri overtook his team-mate on lap one to jump up the grid.
And Brundle, speaking on Sky Sports, believes that action 'confirms' that the Australian has 'no interest' in Norris securing Formula One glory this season.
F1 news: Martin Brundle has reacted to Oscar Piastri overtaking Lando Norris at the Italian Grand Prix
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"With Leclerc in the middle of them, it meant they had to cover that off," he said.
"They didn't get out front and control the race.
"I think we got confirmation there that Piastri has zero interest in Lando Norris' world championship."
The McLaren star opened up after the race. Though finishing second is a great achievement, he says he was 'hurt' at not securing top spot on the podium.
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"It hurts. I’m not going to lie, it hurts a lot," he said.
"I did a lot of things right today. There was a lot of question marks on the strategy going into the race.
"From the position we were in with the tyres looking like they did, doing a one stop seemed like a very risky call, and in the end it was right.
"Very, very happy with the pace, with the race that I managed to achieve. Just when you finish second it hurts."
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On whether McLaren should have gone with a one-stop strategy, something Norris confirmed was considered, Piastri added: "In hindsight, yes.
"But everyone’s a legend on Monday after the race or at the chequered flag, and today unfortunately we got it a bit wrong, and myself being a big part of that.
"We had everything to lose from being in the lead of the race.
"Charles could try something a bit different. He was going to finish third either way and picked the right gamble today.
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F1 news: Oscar Piastri overtook Lando Norris to finish second at the Italian Grand Prix
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"The mediums were getting destroyed and even the hards on the Red Bull at the start looked pretty dead.
"And my front left was pretty heavily grained. We just didn’t expect it to clear back up again, which it did. Painful."
Leclerc, meanwhile, was delighted after winning his second Grand Prix of the season.
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"It is an incredible feeling," he said.
"I thought the second time, if there was a second time, would not feel as special as the first, but the emotions over the last few laps were the same as 2019 [when I first won the Italian Grand Prix].
"I want to win Monza and Monaco every year and I have managed to do so. It is so, so special."