Oscar Piastri has dismissed concerns that McLaren will be negatively affected by the FIA’s flexible front wing clampdown from the F1 Spanish Grand Prix. 

The FIA is introducing more stringent tests to combat flexible front wings for roun൩d nine of the 2025 season. 

Re🔴d Bull remain adamant that McLaren are exploiting this𒉰 area of the rules and that the clampdown in Barcelona will impact them.

After the 🌃race at Suzuka, Christian Horner said that the stricter t🍎ests would be a potential “game-changer” in the title race.

Speaking to Channel 4, Horner said: “So we’re 🍎one point behind in the driver’s♍ championship.

⛎“Don’t underestimate the regulation change of race nine, you know, with these front wings. That could be a gamꦏe-changer.”

On Thursday, Piastri was asked about Horner’s claim in the FIA🃏 press con🌟ference in Bahrain.

“I’m pretty confident we will be strong all🥂 year,” Piastri said.

“I don’t think it will change too much. I’ve not spꦬoken to the team about ꦺit massively, which probably tells you enough about that.

“Let’s see when we get to Spain, bu🅰t we’ve still got a lot of races untꦇil then. I think we will be a strong team all year round.”

Piastri hopes Bahrain is “more friendly” for McLaren

McLaren failed to win the last race at Suzuka after both drivers 𒁃underperformed in qualifying.

It allowed 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen to take a shock pole position ahead of 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lando Norris.

Verstappen would win the race, reducing Norris’ lead at the top of tꦦhe standings to꧙ just one point.

With significantly warmer temperat🧸ures expected this weekend and greater tyre wear, Piastri hopes it will play into McLaren’s hands.

“༺Hard to know. I think Melbourne, especially on the inters, was a very good r𒆙ace,” Piastri explained.

“A good show of pace, but like you said, managing the tyres. I think Japan, if we had track position, potentially the race would💙 have looked quite🐠 different. We will have to wait and see. It’s very hot today.

“I think Sunday is supposed to be a little 🅷bit cooler. I think it being a little bit more difficult on tyres and a bit warmer probably will be more friendly for us than others. I hop𒁏e.”