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Oscar Piastri hopes McLaren can keep improving at Sepang after both its drivers moved up the order between Friday’s practice sessions.
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Max Verstappen topped the first practice session at Sepang on Friday, while Charles Leclerc led the second. McLaren improved between the sessions: Oscar Piastri rose from 11th to sixth, and Lando Norris from 12th to third, finishing 0.137 seconds behind Leclerc in FP2. [1]
Piastri said the four leading teams looked closely matched, although he thought McLaren might be slightly behind. He hopes the team can build on its progress from the opening session. [1]
Piastri said an expectation of rain that never arrived affected tyre choices in FP2. He was unsure how McLaren’s longer runs compared with those of its rivals. [1]
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