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Oscar Piastri connaît des très bons débuts en Formule 1 pour l'instant. Ses performances sont saluées par la quasi-totalité des observateurs, et son patron d'écurie Zak Brown a été jusqu'à dire qu'il tient dans ses rangs un futur champion du monde.

Pourtant, il est largement dominé par Lando Norris pour l'instant, et il lui reste encore beaucoup de chemin à parcourir pour prétendre à un avenir radieux.

Dans cette vidéo, j'analyse les performances de Piastri cette saison, et je vous explique pourquoi on tient peut-être ici un pilote spécial :)

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Chapitres :
00:00 Intro
01:26 Avant la F1, un parcours semé d'embûches
03:13 Quel bilan pour Piastri après 10 courses ?
06:50 Quelques stats, et mon avis sur l'écart avec Norris
09:13 Outro

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00:00 Since his creation in the 60s, McLaren has often aligned on the grid of promising rookies.
00:04 Landon Norris, who is now a value on the board, Lewis Hamilton of course,
00:08 who has gone from nothing to being champion from his first season,
00:11 and Oscar Piastri seems to follow in the footsteps of his elders for now.
00:14 The Australian driver comes out of a particularly successful weekend at Silverstone,
00:17 which highlights the very good season he is having.
00:20 Because yes, if he performed a high-flying performance in England,
00:23 Piastri is actually imposed as the best rookie on the grid from his first F1 races.
00:27 So from a statistical point of view, he is still below his teammate.
00:30 42 points for Norris, 17 for Piastri.
00:32 It's true that it's a pretty big difference, but it doesn't necessarily reflect reality.
00:36 At Silverstone, when the two cars were experiencing the same evolution,
00:39 at one or two things close, we can see that he was in the same time as his teammate.
00:42 Barely a tenth of a difference in qualifying, and a rhythm that is sensibly similar during the Sunday race.
00:47 Piastri was also very close to being invited to the podium for the first time.
00:50 It was a safety car race.
00:52 All these good performances made this good old Zach Brown, McLaren's boss, react.
00:56 He even went so far as to declare someone in his team a future world champion.
01:00 Just that.
01:01 Well, it's less common for a team manager in his driver's license.
01:04 And maybe he's a little bit jealous.
01:05 However, and tell me if I'm wrong, but I have the feeling that most observers,
01:09 that is, the media, the spectators, the paddock, etc.
01:12 know that they have a special talent there.
01:14 A driver full of future, who only asks for a good car to prove what it's worth.
01:17 Is Oscar Piastri really as strong as Zach Brown says?
01:20 What should we expect from him?
01:21 And do we have a driver to count on in the coming years?
01:24 That's what we're going to see in this video, let's go.
01:26 If you follow the channel regularly, you know that I like to make this kind of videos in case study mode on the grid drivers.
01:34 I did it for Sergio Perez, Nick De Vries, Alex Albon more recently, and now Oscar Piastri.
01:39 In some cases, to understand the expectations that can be around a driver,
01:42 it seems necessary to take a look in the mirror,
01:44 to look at what he did well or badly before his arrival in Formula 1.
01:48 For Piastri, it's very simple.
01:49 There is almost nothing to remember about his career before his arrival at McLaren.
01:53 Formula 1 champion at the Eurocup in 2019,
01:55 Formula 1 champion in 2020,
01:57 Formula 1 champion in 2021,
01:58 it's an extraordinary performance that opened the doors of Formula 1.
02:02 Finally, we can talk more about doors that were opened in the first place,
02:05 since he found himself only reserve driver at Alpine,
02:07 which at the time seemed totally crazy.
02:09 He had won 3 prestigious titles in a row, I don't know what he could do more.
02:13 You know it as well as me, F1 is above all a story of opportunities.
02:17 For example, Guan Yuzo won at Alfa Romeo in 2022,
02:20 while he is also a young Alpine driver, and he just finished lower than Piastri in Formula 2.
02:24 The financial aspect and the opening on the Chinese market of course weighed heavily.
02:28 At the time, there was no opportunity at Alpine,
02:30 and even for 2023, the future seemed to be blocked.
02:33 Remember that before the summer, everyone was waiting for Fernando Alonso to extend.
02:37 The only track for him was Williams, with a much less sexy single-seater at Alpine.
02:41 As a result, Oscar's friend and his manager Mark Weber discussed with McLaren,
02:45 who was trying to get rid of a disappointing Daniel Ricciardo, at all costs.
02:48 You know the rest of this story.
02:50 Alonso filled Justin Martin, Alpine announced to replace him with Piastri,
02:53 Piastri went crazy a few hours later, and he ended up signing with McLaren at the end of last season.
02:57 Despite a well-stocked Palmares and a status of "best driver of his generation",
03:01 the arrival of Oscar Piastri in Formula 1 was not easy at all.
03:04 And you will admit that it is still something surprising.
03:06 Anyway, he is now well settled in Formula 1,
03:09 for the great happiness of McLaren fans and his Australian fans.
03:12 Now, after 10 races in Formula 1, what impression did he leave us?
03:16 At the beginning of the season, it was perhaps one of the 3 drivers I was most looking forward to discover,
03:20 because he is obviously one of the most promising drivers for a long time.
03:23 To be honest with you, he left me a little indifferent on the first 5 races.
03:27 Not that he was not good, but he did not catch my eye.
03:29 This is explained by his results.
03:31 DNF, P15, P11, P19, and still a nice P8 at home, in Australia.
03:36 8th is good, but given the context of this race and all his stops,
03:39 I tend not to take it into account.
03:41 If he did not particularly highlight it, his single-seater is also there for a lot.
03:45 After all, the car was really not extraordinary at the beginning of the year.
03:48 But there has been an evolution since the Azerbaijan GP,
03:51 both for Piastri and his squirrel.
03:53 The first improvements were made on the two cars,
03:56 which did not really give a flamboyant result,
03:58 but which laid the foundations for a new aerodynamic concept,
04:00 whose positive feedback is felt today.
04:03 During the next GP in Monaco, Piastri has a pretty solid weekend,
04:06 and he ends up in the points, just like his teammate.
04:09 Rather disappointing races follow for him.
04:11 0 points in Spain and Canada,
04:12 but he can console himself by saying that he ends up in front of Norris for the 2nd and 3rd time of the season.
04:16 Even if, very honestly, he was unlucky,
04:18 with an accident with Hamilton in Barcelona in particular.
04:20 This same Norris, moreover, said at the end of the Spanish GP
04:23 that even without this accident, he would probably have ended up outside the top 10.
04:26 It says a lot about the level of his single-seater at that time.
04:28 If even he says that, I don't think we can blame Piastri for not collecting points during this period.
04:33 But the real "click" for McLaren comes during the Austrian GP.
04:36 Norris only benefits from improvements, and will look for a magnificent 4th place,
04:40 while Piastri drags his speed in the middle of the grid.
04:42 After this race, he claims the same changes on his single-seater,
04:45 in order to show the spectators what he really worth.
04:48 Fortunately, he was heard,
04:49 and the least we can say is that he didn't miss his appointment at Silverstone.
04:52 3rd in qualifying, 4th at the end of the race,
04:55 he was even disappointed that he didn't get a podium that he would have deserved.
04:58 However, it is this race that today places him a little more at the center of media attention.
05:03 Let's be clear, McLaren won't have this level at every race.
05:06 It's impossible for him to be as efficient as this every time.
05:09 If you want to understand why, I invite you to watch my video on the subject.
05:11 I put the link in the description.
05:13 However, I think this result symbolizes the progress that Oscar Piastri is living.
05:17 Since the beginning of the season, I find that he is driving the Elchons at a crazy speed,
05:21 and that he already made us forget the bad experience Daniel Ricciardo had.
05:24 I'm not the one saying this, but his teammate Lando Norris,
05:26 who praised his qualities at the beginning of May.
05:28 Look at what he says.
05:29 "The way I work with Daniel and the way I work with Oscar are not very different,
05:33 except for a few details.
05:34 We don't have the same driving style,
05:36 but our requests and our complaints are generally always the same,
05:38 and that's a good thing.
05:39 Above all, he's a very fast driver,
05:41 and I feel more under pressure today than in previous seasons."
05:44 This last sentence is both brutal and unfortunately screaming of truth.
05:47 Daniel Ricciardo never seemed comfortable with McLaren,
05:50 and his assessment of last season is absolutely catastrophic.
05:53 So we know that this car is difficult to control,
05:55 that its aerodynamic concept does not correspond to Daniel Ricciardo's qualities,
05:58 nor to his driving style,
05:59 and that's one of the reasons that explains this failure.
06:01 But there is something else that made his life difficult,
06:04 and it's simply Lando Norris.
06:06 Today, and despite all the promises that Piastri has shown,
06:08 it is very clear that Norris is better than his teammate.
06:11 All proportions kept, he's a bit like the Max Verstappen of McLaren.
06:14 Since 2021, he's been sticking to his teammates.
06:17 He's invited to the podium at least once a season,
06:19 he's the leader McLaren needs.
06:21 I think it's important to clarify this,
06:23 because we necessarily judge the performance of a sportsman by the quality of his opponent.
06:27 To make a small comparison with tennis,
06:29 Carlos Alcarraz won Wimbledon this weekend,
06:31 at the end of an incredible match with Novak Djokovic,
06:34 that is to say, the best opponent he could meet.
06:37 This has a very positive impact on his reputation,
06:39 and the perception that the spectators have of his level of play.
06:42 For Oscar Piastri, it's the same thing.
06:44 So be careful, I'm not telling you that Lando Norris is the equivalent of Novak Djokovic,
06:48 but he's facing a hell of a client.
06:50 If we rely on pure and hard statistics, Norris is logically ahead.
06:53 42 points against 17,
06:54 average starting position on the starting grid at 9.20 for Norris,
06:57 against 11.5 for Piastri,
06:59 9-1 in qualifying in favor of Norris once again.
07:01 Well, not sure that the Oscar friend displays the stats on his CV for now.
07:05 But one thing I like,
07:06 is the average position of the two drivers at the start of the season.
07:09 And here, it's pretty tight.
07:10 11.1 for Norris,
07:12 against 11.9 for Piastri.
07:14 With such a gap in qualifying,
07:15 and such a gap in level,
07:17 I think it's a really good result.
07:19 And let's not forget that,
07:20 Oscar Piastri is a rookie.
07:22 A rookie prepared for F1,
07:24 who raced a lot with Alpine in Tesla last year,
07:26 in simulators too,
07:27 but he had never raced in free practice or in a race situation,
07:30 unlike Logan Sartle and Tony DeVries for example.
07:32 Yes, Norris is better,
07:34 and the opposite would be surprising.
07:35 But he knows a very fast adaptation to this new environment.
07:38 It's also important to say that his car is really hard to master.
07:41 Look at what Daniel Ricciardo did last year.
07:44 Being able to be so close to Norris at the start of the season,
07:46 is something that should not be underestimated.
07:49 Honestly, I'm not sure that some other confirmed drivers from the grid would have done as well as him.
07:53 Doing that with so little experience,
07:55 proves his immense qualities.
07:57 In fact, since always,
07:58 Oscar Piastri was prepared to be a F1 driver.
08:00 I read an excellent article from Motorsport about it,
08:03 it's in premium version and in English,
08:04 but I'll leave you the link in the description if you want to read it.
08:07 To sum up, he benefited from an extremely strict training schedule.
08:10 He showed extreme discipline on all the details of his life,
08:13 from a nutrition point of view, training,
08:15 organization of his personal life,
08:16 and it's something surprising for such a young driver.
08:19 The success in Formula 1 depends almost entirely on the performance of the car,
08:23 but it's all these little details that can allow him to go one level higher.
08:26 Piastri is therefore a driver who impresses by his results and his maturity.
08:29 He is now in an interesting project,
08:31 where he should have a few opportunities to shine from time to time.
08:34 He must of course still progress.
08:35 In terms of racing pace, he is still a little below London Norris.
08:39 In qualifying, same thing,
08:40 he will obviously have to bring more guarantees on his level to say whether or not
08:43 he has the potential to reach the upper stage.
08:46 Still, I'm happy to see him in Formula 1 today,
08:48 and I regret not seeing him at work earlier.
08:51 He's progressing at a crazy speed.
08:52 I think there is a real difference already today compared to his season start.
08:55 It's something good for McLaren that he can count on two drivers of this level.
08:59 They seem to be pushing each other to reach better performances,
09:01 and it's something that was naturally missing in London Norris' last season.
09:04 McLaren still has improvements planned from the Hungarian GP,
09:08 and I hope they will allow him to show us once again
09:10 that he has the potential to do great things in Formula 1.
09:12 Thanks for staying until the end of this video, friends.
09:15 Tell me in the comments what you think of Oscar Piastri's season for now,
09:18 if you agree with Zach Brown,
09:19 or if you think he's a little too early to judge,
09:22 I'll read all of this carefully.
09:23 As usual, I invite you to like this video, to subscribe,
09:26 activate notifications, all of that, it gives me visibility,
09:29 and it allows me to always offer you more videos.
09:31 We'll meet again very soon for a new topic.
09:33 See you next time!
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