Oscar Piastri: fighting for his first F1 title

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🗓️ 12 November 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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With three rounds left of the 2025 season, Oscar Piastri is still in contention to become Formula 1 World Champion for the first time.

So what’s it like being in the thick of an F1 title fight with so much at stake?

Speaking to Tom Clarkson before the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, Oscar opens up about the pressure of a title battle and why fighting a teammate is different to racing against any other driver.

He also discusses whether his relationship with teammate Lando Norris has changed this year and how he feels McLaren have handled the challenge of treating them both equally.

It’s easy to forget that this is only Oscar’s third season as an F1 driver. With seven wins, seven podiums and five pole positions, he’s taken a huge leap forward. What exactly did he work on over the winter to make so much progress this year? And how are race engineer Tom Stallard, manager Mark Webber and new physio Artturi Simila all helping his development?

As well as reflecting on the highs, Oscar also talks about dealing with setbacks in Australia, at Silverstone and in Azerbaijan, which is good insight into how he’ll bounce back from a difficult weekend in Brazil.

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0:00.0	There's not been one magical thing that's made Oscar Fiastri better this year.
0:06.0	It's been trying to find those little bits everywhere.
0:08.0	And when you find that, you just effectively lessen the pressure because you don't feel like you have to go and do something spectacular.
0:13.0	You just have to do the best that you can do.
0:15.0	And pretty much every weekend I've gone to, I've been able to trust that if I get the most out of myself here,
0:23.6	it's going to be enough to qualify and poll or win races.
0:32.2	To become the Formula One world champion of 2025, Oscar Piastri needs to be at his very best.
0:44.2	His McLaren teammate Lando Norris currently has the advantage, but with three races left, there is still everything to play for and anything can happen.
0:53.6	When you're in this kind of position, yes, there's pressure involved, it's tough, it's uncomfortable at times, but this is what you go racing for, fighting for championships, especially in F1.
0:57.7	This is kind of what you live for and you're fighting for something worth fighting for.
1:07.9	Oscar Piastri's progress in only his third season as a Formula One driver has been remarkable.
1:13.6	With seven wins and seven podiums, he's led the way for most of the year. While a recent dip in form means he's gone from hunted to hunter, Oscar still has a chance
1:19.6	to etch his name in F1 history forever. He's come out on top in Formula 3 and Formula 2 title fights.
1:29.6	But this is Formula 1.
1:32.6	The prize is bigger and the pressure is higher.
1:36.0	So can that success in junior racing help him?
1:39.7	Here on F1 Beyond the Grid with me, Tom Clarkson,
1:45.7	Oscar tells me what it's like being in the thick of an F1 World Championship battle against his teammate.
1:53.4	He talks about McLaren's handling of that intra-team contest and how his relationship with Lando has evolved this year.
1:58.8	Oscar and I spoke before the Sao Paulo Grand Prix where events went against him.
2:01.7	But listen to what he says about recovering from setbacks earlier in the season. In Australia, at Silverstone and in Baku, it tells you a lot about
2:08.3	how he'll pick himself up for a crucial final three races. Oscar, it's great to have you on the show.
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