Oscar Piastri said some of Lando Norris's qualifying laps were better than what the McLaren car deserves.
Putting it bluntly, Piastri said Norris's pole laps deserved more credit than the car itself.
Norris took three pole positions this year. Piastri believes he outshone the car on each of them.
Norris converted poles into wins in Hungary and Zandvoort. A badly timed safety car cost him a third win in Madrid.
Norris sits sixth in the 2026 standings. Piastri is seventh, a huge 63 points behind his teammate.
Piastri led the 2025 standings for most of last year. Norris took the title in a very close fight.
New 2026 rules made the rear of the car slide more. Piastri cannot fully trust it in corners.
After the summer break McLaren binned new upgrades. The team fell back in the speed charts.
On the final lap of the Singapore sprint, Norris hit Piastri's rear tyre. Both cars spun.
It set a record: nine cars failed to finish the sprint. Norris took the last point. Piastri retired.
Sorry about that, he said on team radio. I thought I was fully alongside but ran out of space.
Piastri says he is making progress but admits there are no magic answers this year. The fight now is teammate against teammate.
Get the full breakdown, key numbers, and what happens next.
Read on Rive News