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Pink Bull Formulation 1 workforce boss Christian Horner thinks and having equal standing made it tougher for to combat in Suzuka.
Having been outqualified by Verstappen’s beautiful pole lap on Saturday, Norris and Piastri spent the grand prix chasing the reigning champion in an intrinsically faster McLaren, with Suzuka’s one-stop race void of overtaking alternatives.
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Within the second stint Piastri requested the workforce to swap positions and hand him an opportunity to combat Verstappen, the Australian feeling he had additional tempo in hand.
However that decision by no means got here, with workforce boss Andrea Stella not satisfied Piastri was truly quicker than Norris within the Pink Bull’s soiled air.
“I do not assume it’s so clear that Oscar was quicker,” Stella stated. “Lando was attempting to get Max’s slipstream even nearer, however anytime you went under a second there was a major lack of grip.
“At this monitor you want seven, eight tenths of efficiency benefit so as to have the ability to overtake.”
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Publish date : 2025-04-08 05:29:00
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