Piastri: Todavía creo que puedo ganar el título.

Piastri: Todavía creo que puedo ganar el título.

      Óscar Piastri está convencido de que la experiencia de luchar por el título en las categorías juveniles le ayudará también ahora, cuando lidera el campeonato del mundo, pero su ventaja sigue reduciéndose rápidamente.

      El pasado fin de semana en Austin no le fue bien: Óscar abandonó en los primeros segundos del sprint del sábado, y muchos tienden a considerarlo el principal responsable del incidente en la salida, mientras que en el Gran Premio del domingo sólo terminó en quinta posición.

      Mientras tanto, Max Verstappen ganó ambas carreras de la prueba estadounidense, sumando los 33 puntos, y Lando Norris finalizó segundo, lo que le permitió reducir a 14 puntos la desventaja en la clasificación individual respecto a su compañero de equipo en McLaren.

      Sin embargo, Piastri ya ha estado en situaciones similares: en 2020, en la Fórmula 3, su rivalidad con Logan Sargeant y Theo Pourchaire se prolongó hasta la última cita de la temporada, pero el australiano se proclamó campeón de la serie con 19 años.

      «Simplemente intento entender si conseguimos preparar el coche cada fin de semana de la manera más óptima posible, y en carrera el coche sigue siendo bastante bueno», cita RacingNews365 a Óscar. «Pero en configuración de clasificación en varias de las últimas rondas, incluido el pasado fin de semana, por alguna razón ha sido más difícil pilotar. No lograba encontrar la manera de adaptarme al coche, no me sentía cómodo al volante, y eso se convirtió en el problema principal. Lo único que debemos hacer es analizarlo todo con detalle y entender qué se puede hacer.

      Ya he tenido experiencia en disputas por el título en las que la situación fue incluso más crítica que ahora, así que tengo razones para pensar que todavía puedo mejorar la situación. Sigo creyendo que puedo ganar este campeonato.

      El pasado fin de semana fue duro, mi ventaja se redujo en las últimas carreras, pero los campeonatos se ganan con velocidad, y no ayudará que me ponga a mirar el número de puntos y a calcular si podré aumentar la diferencia con los rivales o si ésta se reducirá.

      Cuanta más velocidad tenga, más puntos conseguiré, y ahora eso es lo único importante».

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Piastri: Todavía creo que puedo ganar el título.

Oscar Piastri está seguro de que la experiencia de haber luchado por el título en las categorías juveniles le ayudará ahora, cuando lidera el campeonato, pero su ventaja se está reduciendo rápidamente...