Oscar Piastri claims ‘of course’ it’s possible for McLaren to challenge Red Bull for the 2024 ‘Constructors Championship’

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Oscar Piastri claims ‘of course’ it’s possible for McLaren to challenge Red Bull for the 2024 ‘Constructors Championship’

Oscar Piastri, Max Verstappen and Gianpiero Lambiase (Via: Imago)

McLaren driver, Oscar Piastri has spoken optimistically about his team, saying that they could most possibly challenge Red Bull for the constructor’s championship this season. The Papaya outfit has upped their game by showing encouraging signs of winning races and scoring podiums.

Oscar Piastri has also performed well this season with the Australian youngster claiming the pole position at the Shanghai Grand Prix, beating the likes of Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton. Piastri has been very productive for McLaren, as he has scored 147 points since the start of the campaign along with two podiums.

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Piastri has said that McLaren has shown signs of being able to fight for a race win in the past two weeks and that the team needs to keep up this form to challenge for the constructor’s championship. McLaren has reaped the rewards of their updates since the Miami Grand Prix and looks to work on further improving the MCL38.

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In the Constructors', of course, it's possible to mount a challenge. If both of us [Piastri and Norris] are scoring good points week in, week out.
Oscar Piastri said in an interview with RacingNews365.

The McLaren drivers have worked together in harmony ever since the start of the 2023 season and have been the most efficient duo in terms of performance, given their young age. The coming weekend will show what these two can conjure up around the challenging streets of Monaco.

Lando Norris eyes Monaco GP win and 2024 championship

Lando Norris has spoken of his aim to win the Monaco Grand Prix and has also, got his eyes set on performing to the very best of his abilities to win the 2024 driver’s championship. Norris has been on an encouraging run following his win at the Miami Grand Prix.

Lando Norris celebrating his maiden F1 victory
Lando Norris celebrating his maiden F1 victory (Via IMAGO)
We're a third of the way through so we have a very long way to go, so I think many, many things can happen. I've got fed up of myself kind of underestimating what we can achieve as a team. So we're going to come in, we're positive, we've had a very good run of results - second, first, second - and there's no reason why we shouldn't be able to continue that here in Monaco.
Lando Norris said in an interview with SkySports

McLaren has not had a good run following previous outings at the Monaco Grand Prix but is hopeful of a turnaround given the tricky nature of the track. Norris has further said that the time has come for the team to stop underestimating their capabilities and to keep their head up and fight for the win in the Monaco Grand Prix.

The coming weekend will test the performance levels of McLaren, Ferrari, and Red Bull as a three-way fight for the title heats up. The streets of Monaco will test the drivers and the teams to their utmost limit and will prove to be an exciting race for fans around the world.

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