Oscar Piastri: We are disappointed with second place.

      Oscar Piastri was in contention for victory at the Japanese Grand Prix, but the safety car came out at an unfortunate moment for the Australian, and he ultimately finished second. Nevertheless, Oscar brought McLaren its first podium of the season. Reigning world champion Lando Norris overtook Lewis Hamilton closer to the finish and finished fifth. Oscar Piastri (2nd): "It would have been interesting to see what the result would have been if the safety car hadn't come out. I think I could have kept George Russell behind me, as I was even pulling away from him a bit before the pit stop. It's a shame we will never know what the result could have been. But it's good that we are disappointed with second place. A huge thank you to the team. We did a great job, extracting everything from the car we had at our disposal. It's clear we need to find a way to improve our speed, but today we made the most of all the opportunities given." The news is ongoing.