Becoming “more comfortable” in McLaren F1 car led to Q3 charge

McLaren looked good in Saturday’s FP3 session after overnight changes, with Lando Norris seventh and Piastri backing him up in eighth.

Norris’s qualifying session was ruined by contact with the wall in Q1 but Piastri made it through to Q3 and earned a solid ninth place, that translates into eighth on the final grid for his second F1 start thanks to a penalty for Charles Leclerc.

“I think every time I’ve jumped in the car I feel like I’m getting more and more…