Racing Icon Snubs Oscar Piastri to Name 2025 F1 Title Winner

Former F1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya doesn't want to see Oscar Piastri win the world championship this year.

Racing Icon Snubs Oscar Piastri to Name 2025 F1 Title Winner

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Oscar Piastri is seen as the new favorite for the Formula 1 world title. The Australian driver has exceeded expectations this year and leads the championship standings. While Piastri has continued to deliver incredible performances on-track, it seems that not everyone expects him to win this season. Former F1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya insisted that Piastri will fail to clinch his maiden title.

In the 2025 title fight, Oscar Piastri‘s only threat at the moment is his teammate Lando Norris. Max Verstappen seemed to be in contention in the first few faces. However, the reigning world champion quickly fell behind the two McLarens as Red Bull’s persistent issues resurfaced. On the other hand, Norris and Piastri have been battling each other for victories in hopes of getting the upper hand on one another.

The two McLaren drivers have won five races each so far. Although, Oscar Piastri has remained more consistent than his British counterpart. The two are separated by just nine points.

Juan Pablo Montoya insisted that Lando Norris had a better chance of claiming the title this season. He revealed that his entire family wants to see Piastri take the championship. However, he insisted that he would want to see Norris emerge victorious instead. Montoya recalled Lando Norris’ performance at the Hungarian GP. The Columbian icon indicated that the 25-year-old had finally become a stronger driver mentally. Norris’ victory at the Hungaroring made it clear to Montoya that he could win the championship instead of Oscar Piastri.

I think Lando [will win the title]. In my house everybody wants Oscar, but I want Lando. I like Lando. I like both of them. I think Lando’s a little quicker and he’s developed some real steel recently. What Lando did in Hungary made me sure that Lando’s going to win.

Juan Pablo Montoya told a betting site

The former McLaren driver highlighted that Piastri seemed to have the upper hand since the start of the weekend. However, Lando Norris stepped up exactly at the right time in the race and did a decent job with the face strategy. Thus, Norris could once again show that he was not going to let his teammate win the championship so easily.

Oscar had him covered all weekend. Oscar was better Friday. Going into qualifying, Oscar had the weekend in his hands. And Lando really stepped up through the race. He really stepped up and did the job in the race. He made the different strategy work. Everything is coming together.

Juan Pablo Montoya explained

McLaren boss happy to see Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris create a ‘spectacle’

While for pundits, picking a winner can be easy, it’s much harder for a team boss. McLaren has made it clear that they would allow both Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris to race each other without team orders. Though, McLaren team boss Andrea Stella was just happy to see both his drivers create an exciting battle for fans.

Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris (via Getty)
Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris (via Getty)

Stella insisted that Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris were delivering an impressive fight for fans to watch. The McLaren team boss claimed that this had created a great spectacle for Formula 1, something that the team had hoped to achieve. Moreover, Andrea Stella asserted that the battle would only get more interesting as it gets carried till the end of the season.

This makes it a great spectacle for Formula 1, this is what we wanted to achieve as a team, and I think it’s going to be very interesting until the end of the season.

Andrea Stella said during Hungarian GP

Certainly, the battle at McLaren is going to heat up in the coming races. Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris will leave no stone unturned as they continue to push each other on the track. Both drivers are almost evenly matched heading into the second half of the season and it is all to play for.

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