Lando Norris believes Oscar Piastri is making him a better Formula 1 driver after McLaren scored their first podium of the 2024 season in Melbourne.
Norris took his 14th podium in F1 last time out at the Australian Grand Prix to hold the unwanted record of most podiums without a win. He was let through by Piastri in the middle of the race, though this likely wouldn't have changed the result, and both drivers have enjoyed good starts to the season in terms of performance, continuing their impressive second half of 2023.
This year's car is an improvement but McLaren are still weak in the slow-speed corners, where Norris and Piastri both want more mechanical grip. Asked if Piastri was making him a better driver, Norris added: 'He has. I said since the first test we did last year pre-season that he's been on the pace, and as much as our comments and everything always align and are 99 per cent of the time the same, he still drives in a slightly different way.
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