Oscar Piastri mentioned he gave his all on observe on the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as he missed out on the drivers’ championship regardless of ending second within the race.
Lando Norris took third on Sunday evening to say his first title, with Max Verstappen profitable from pole place and ending two factors behind Norris. Piastri was all the time an outsider as he began the weekend 16 factors behind the lead, however mentioned he gave himself each alternative to remain within the title image.
“There was nothing left there,” Piastri mentioned. “Clearly we tried to gamble slightly bit on the technique, giving ourselves just a few completely different choices and hoping that the celebrities would align and provides us the most effective likelihood. However in the long run, that simply did not occur.”
“I believe it took me slightly bit to search out my ft, partly as a result of I missed apply periods, and I believe that was essentially the most we might do at present. We did not have a solution for Max’s tempo, so I am fairly proud of the weekend. There wasn’t way more I might have finished.”
Piastri led for a lot of the season from Spherical 5 in Saudi Arabia to Spherical 20 in Mexico Metropolis, however says he has grown as a driver in his third yr in F1.
“Clearly I might have appreciated it to have ended slightly otherwise, however I believe I discovered an incredible quantity about myself as a race automobile driver and as an individual this yr,” he mentioned. “In the event you had introduced this season when it comes to pole positions, wins and podiums originally of the yr, I positively assume you’ll have been fairly happy.
“Even within the powerful moments, I discovered so much about myself and the way I will be stronger sooner or later. So I believe in the long run, in fact I will be slightly disenchanted, however I will be very happy with the season I had and I believe I can take plenty of classes for the longer term.”
With McLaren teammate Norris taking the championship, Piastri mentioned Norris deserved the win after coming by way of in an in depth three-way battle.
“I believe (he) is a really deserving winner,” he mentioned. “Each weekend we go to the observe, we all know it may be powerful. And I believe we have pushed one another the final three years. I believe this season specifically, we have been tighter than ever.”
“He is had an important season, most likely all three of us, however myself and Lando, each on the identical staff and in the identical automobile, have had our ups and downs at completely different moments. Finally, I believe he is had an excellent season and deserves to be champion.”
