Oscar Piastri Delivers Honest Verdict After “Rollercoaster” 2025 Season

Oscar Piastri was one of the better drivers in the 2025 season. The Aussie seemingly had the title win in his bag, but couldn’t win it in the end because of his performance slump. Now, during a cameo at the Cricket match in Melbourne Cricket Ground, Piastri looked back at the rollercoaster of a season in the final-year of the ground-effect era.

Despite leading the driver’s title for a majority of the season, Oscar Piastri lost it all at the end. The Aussie suffered from a mysterious performance slump and couldn’t keep up with the rivals. Piastri noted that he was hungry and ready to fight for the title in the 2026 season and give a tough fight to the rivals. Now, the 24-year-old looks back at the ‘rollercoaster’ of a season and his game plan for the coming year.

Oscar Piastri accepted that the 2025 season certainly was a rollercoaster. Despite the title loss and disappointing contingencies towards the end of the year, Piastri noted that he was proud of himself and McLaren as a whole. Woking gave it their all and only fell short by 13 points to win the title against their own Lando Norris. As such, both drivers of the Papaya Squad gave it their all to achieve the best possible results for the team.

Further, Oscar Piastri accepted that there were bumps along the way, and the P3 finish in the standings definitely wasn’t up to the mark. However, Piastri walked out of the 2025 season with a lot of lessons learned, which will be useful to him in the coming years. Ultimately, to go through a year like he did and still have plenty of progress to come, the 24-year-old was confident of his chances in the near future.

Yeah, it definitely was (a rollercoaster). You know, looking back on it, on the whole, I’m very proud of what I achieved. Also, for the team to have a car and a season as strong as we did was a great success. Obviously, [there were] a few bumps along the road and a few hurdles to get over, and plenty of lessons learned for the future.

Oscar Piastri told 7Sport.

Oscar Piastri reveals ‘plenty more progress’ in the coming seasons

McLaren put forth one of the best performances on the grid in the 2025 season. The team achieved dominant results and won both titles. However, Oscar Piastri’s crew suffered from some disappointing situations over the year. As such, after enduring multiple ups and downs, Piastri believes that there’s still a lot of progress incoming for him and the team.

Oscar Piastri smugly hinted at the botched team orders and uncertain strategy calls that caused him to lose massive running on track. Piastri hinted that to have a year that he did in 2025 and still look positive was a great thing. He noted that there was still plenty of progress in the bag for him. The 24-year-old pointed out that it was a nice place to be in despite the difficulties.

 To have the year we had, and to feel like there’s still plenty more progress to come, is a nice place to be.

Oscar Piastri noted.

The 2026 season will introduce new regulations, which could prove to be difficult for many teams. None of the teams seems to be the clear favorite for now. Oscar Piastri is certainly hoping for a positive turnaround in performance in the coming year and the entirety of the regulations. The 24-year-old will be even hungrier for the title win now that he nearly missed out on the win in the 2025 season.

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