Australia’s F1 2025 title hopeful has suffered an alarming slump in form over recent weekends, but having largely returned to the pace of McLaren teammate Lando Norris at Interlagos, Piastri declared that he “can definitely fight” with the McLaren package which he has underneath him this weekend.

Oscar Piastri risks reputational damage if he does not win this year's Formula 1 world championship, according to title rival Max Verstappen's father, Jos Verstappen.