Oscar Piastri claims Lando Norris received’t “change into Superman” amid McLaren equality demand

Oscar Piastri says he doesn’t count on McLaren teammate Lando Norris to “change into Superman” now that he has received the F1 world championship.

Norris clinched his maiden F1 world title by ending third behind Piastri and Crimson Bull’s Max Verstappen within the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

The 26-year-old Briton pipped Verstappen by simply two factors, however Piastri was Norris’s essential competitor for a lot of the 12 months, having led the world championship standings for 15 rounds.

However a six-race spell with out a podium end noticed Piastri lose his grip on the title race at a time Norris loved a purple patch of momentum to take management of the world championship at an important stage of the season.

Piastri doesn’t count on Norris’s triumph to vary his teammate, whereas he has demanded to obtain equal remedy with the newly-crowned world champion subsequent season.

“No, I do not suppose so, I do not suppose that may change something,” Piastri said. “For me he is clearly had an important season this 12 months and a deserving champion, however he is nonetheless Lando Norris – it isn’t like he is change into Superman.

“So, I do not suppose issues will change with that. I am anticipating, clearly, full equity from the workforce and type of equality going ahead and I haven’t got any considerations that that may change in any respect.

“However yeah, I believe clearly Lando’s had a really robust season this 12 months and in the end did a greater job.”

Will the concord keep intact?

Regardless of their intra-team rivalry, Piastri and Norris have been remarkably in a position to preserve issues harmonious and keep away from a deterioration to their relationship.

“I believe it’s a testomony to the best way we go racing,” Piastri stated. “Clearly, it isn’t simple combating for each the Constructors’ Championship and the Drivers’ Championship with two very evenly matched drivers. However in the end, that is an issue we knew we have been going to have.

“On the finish of the day, I believe there’s plenty of good issues that come from that. Sure, there’s tough moments and pressure at occasions, however I believe each Lando and I’ve change into higher drivers from pushing one another to the restrict. Generally that is been uncomfortable for everybody, however in the end, yeah, it has been a great factor.

“We have had plenty of discussions by the 12 months, and I am positive we’ll have discussions within the low season about something we need to do barely in a different way for subsequent 12 months. However I believe on the finish of the day, they gave us each pretty much as good an opportunity because the workforce might should pretty battle for a world championship, and that is all you’ll be able to ask for.”