Oscar Piastri believes McLaren could possibly be at “the beginning of one thing particular” and he desires to ensure he capitalizes with a championship try in 2025.
McLaren received Components 1’s constructors’ championship for the primary time in 1 / 4 of a century final season, holding off Ferrari in an in depth battle. Lando Norris completed second to Max Verstappen within the drivers’ championship because the group turned stronger because the 12 months went on, and Piastri believes he’s going to have an opportunity of preventing for the drivers’ title over the approaching 12 months.
“I certain hope so,” Piastri informed SiriusXM. “I feel [2024] has been a terrific enchancment personally. Additionally for the group it has been a large step ahead.
“For me, I do know I’ve nonetheless acquired some room to go and issues to enhance, however I feel I’ve made a number of huge steps this 12 months and I’m simply excited to try to work on my alternatives within the low season and go once more subsequent 12 months, as a result of I actually really feel like this could possibly be the beginning of one thing particular. So I’ll ensure I’m prepared for the problem.”
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Whereas Piastri will look to make an extra step in his personal improvement forward of the beginning of the brand new marketing campaign, he admits he didn’t anticipate to contribute to a constructors’ championship in simply his second season in Components 1.
“This success has clearly been from the results of a 12 months’s exhausting work — and even longer than that, this journey that we’ve actually rotated has been the results of two years’ work, and it’s an actual pleasure to be a part of this,” he mentioned.
“I by no means would have dreamt that at this stage of my life and this stage of my profession I might be in a world championship-winning group. So, very pleased with all people of what we’ve been capable of obtain.”
