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Piastri says Japan second place 'as good as a win' for McLaren
Piastri's second place at Suzuka marked a strong comeback for McLaren after early setbacks, with teammate Norris finishing fifth, signaling team progress.
- Oscar Piastri finished second at Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix, describing the result as "as good as a win" for McLaren after the team's disastrous early-season start.
- The Australian's season began with setbacks including a crash in Melbourne at the season opener and a technical problem that forced him to miss the race in China.
- Piastri led Mercedes' George Russell for the first half of the race until Kimi Antonelli capitalized on a safety car to seize the lead; Piastri said "I think the strategy was good."
- Lando Norris, McLaren's world champion team-mate, finished fifth after overtaking Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton late in the race; Norris said it was "a sign we're heading in the right direction."
- Piastri called the weekend "probably one of my best weekends in F1," though he said he "would have loved to have seen how it would have panned out" had he maintained his lead against Mercedes.
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For the first time this season of Formula 1, McLaren took the start of a Grand Prix with two single-seats. It is not a particularly striking fact, but it serves as a premise to remember the difficulties that the world’s champion team went through both in Melbourne and Shanghai. Problems that, in most cases, were alien to the team’s work. More surprising, however, was the real possibility of seeing McLaren conquer the Japan Grand Prix, an opportu…
= Oscar Piastri has described the Japanese Grand Prix as “one of his best weekends” in Formula 1, after claiming his first podium of the 2026 season, finishing second at Suzuka. The McLaren driver made an exceptional start, taking pole position after starting from third position. He only lost first place on lap 23 due to a safety car, caused by an accident by Oliver Bearman, which allowed Mercedes championship leader Kimi Antonelli to make a mor…
Piastri: “A result like today is as good as a win" for McLaren at F1 Japanese GP
Oscar Piastri delivered one of his strongest performances in F1 to secure second place at the 2026 Japanese GP, converting a strong qualifying result into a measured and competitive race at Suzuka. While Kimi Antonelli ultimately took victory, Piastri emerged as Mercedes’ closest challenger, leading early and demonstrating that McLaren can compete when execution is... The post Piastri: “A result like today is as good as a win” for McLaren at F1 …
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