Villeneuve: McLaren is showing its weaknesses

      After the finish of the race in Imola, the 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve commented on the results on Sky Sport F1.…

      Jacques Villeneuve: "McLaren is showing its weaknesses. They don't show the strength that Red Bull shows year after year. It's like they're afraid to be aggressive in an attempt to win the world title, afraid to go up against Piastri when Norris has the advantage. It's very, very strange.

      Piastri made a mistake in the first corner. He seemed to have fallen asleep. He shouldn't have come out of the turn second, he just didn't have enough speed. Norris was faster. At the restart, McLaren knew that Lando would overtake Oscar in a few laps, but why was he forced to lose three laps for this overtake instead of letting him go ahead and give the opportunity to fight with Verstappen, because Max is claiming the championship?

      We have to admit that McLaren are satisfied with the second and third places. It's all a little frustrating. Their car is capable of confidently securing a winning double."