Damon Hill took to his official social media handle to express his reaction to Oscar Piastri's confession about the F1 Championship. Piastri, in a recent interview, reflected on the increasing pressure in the F1 World Championship.
Oscar Piastri's close contest with Lando Norris for F1 world championship
Piastri is involved in the fight for the world championship along with Norris and Verstappen. He is currently leaving the championship with 346 points following 19 races and four sprints. His fellow teammate, Norris, is in P2 with 322 points, while the defending champion Verstappen is in P3 with 306 points.
Increasing pressure from Lando Norris
Over the last couple of races, Piastri dropped points, while Verstappen capitalised the most of it by winning three out of four races. On the Norris, reduced his gap to Piastri and brought it down to just 14 points.
Oscar Piastri's reaction on close contest with Lando Norris
Reflecting on the shrinking gap, and how the pressure has mounted on him, Piastri expressed his thoughts in a recent interview. Here is what he told F1 following the United States Grand Prix:
"Max is closing in, and so is Lando you know. The gap's not been comfortable at any points this year really. Yeah, it's obviously been bit bigger at certain points but at no point has it felt like to relax or sit back."
"So my mentality hasn't changed and it certainly won't now. Just trying to do the best job I can every weekend, and naturally, results will take care of themselves," he further added.
Damon Hill's reaction on the close championship competition
Hill took to his official Instagram Handle to share his thoughts on it. Here's what he wrote in the story:
"If you can keep your head when all around are losing theirs"
Max Verstappen's late spark
Verstappen won the races in Italy, Azerbaijan, and the United States, whereas Norris finished in P2 twice, P3 once, and P7 once. Piastri faced a DNF in Azerbaijan, and claimed P3, P4, and P5 finishes in Italy, Singapore, and the United States.