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Stella details Piastri’s pole-winning edge over Norris in Zandvoort
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31/08/2025 at 10:2331/08/2025 at 10:21 Oscar Piastri stunned many by beating team-mate Lando Norris to pole position for the Dutch Grand Prix, despite having trailed him through practice. But according to McLaren team principal Andrea Stella, the Australian’s superior performance was not the result of a sudden technical breakthrough – rather, it came from fine-tuning his driving and extracting marginal gains where they mattered most. Norris had appeared untouchable throughout the weekend at Zandvoort, topping all three practice sessions and reinforcing his status as the driver to beat, one year after his commanding performance at the same venue. Piastri,...
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