Norris lauds teammate Piastri as ‘one of the best rookies to come into F1'

Norris lauds teammate Piastri as ‘one of the best rookies to come into F1'

 

 

 

After a quiet start, Piastri has impressed particularly since McLaren’s major upgrade at the Austrian Grand Prix.Piastri ran well at the British Grand Prix, with an untimely Safety Car costing him a maiden podium finish.How Ferrari Tried to Win at MonzaVideo of How Ferrari Tried to Win at MonzaHe led the sprint race at Spa-Francorchamps before finishing second behind Max Verstappen.Norris was quick to praise Piastri but quipped that his own involvement has been a key factor.“I obviously played a huge role, no, he’s developed a decent amount but he started off on probably one of the best baselines a rookie’s ever started off on coming into F1,” Norris said at Monza.“So I think he’s made a good amount of development, but the better thing is just how he started from the first race weekend itself.

“I don’t know how much of a part I played, that’s a question for him. “I believe it played a part of course, because he looks at my data every weekend and he sees everything that I do, the ways that I work on and off the track. But he doesn’t need a lot.”Related New AlphaTauri CEO gives Ricciardo boost in race for 2024 seat Hamilton responds to “short-minded” Stewart after “no longer has hunger” claimMcLaren currently sit fifth in the F1 2023 constructors’ championship. 

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