Oscar Piastri hinted via t🌊eam radio that he should be allowed to pass at the F1 Japanese Grand Prix.

The McLaren drivers were both trailing Red Bull’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen, who eventually went on to win at Suzuka.

But 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oscar Piastri, who finished third, was hoping McLaren might switch th🌠eir drivers to give him a crack at c♛hasing down Verstappen.

"I think I have the&nb💙sp;pace to𓂃 get Max,” he said on his team radio on Lap 44.

But, McLaren were not𝓡 tempted to let him pass Norris, who finished second ꧑behind Verstappen.

“𝓀I wasn’t expecting it,” Piastri said about his team radio request to Sky🌟 Sports.

“I just said what I felt. I thought that if I had the opportunity to get in front ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚof Lando, then maybe I could get Max.

“My pace felt strong. I was able to get into DRS relatively comfortably but I couldn’t get it c꧒loser t🅷han that.

“I thought I’d ask the questio🌜n but that’s fine by m🍌e.

“We go racing and want to finiღsh wherever we finish because we earned it. We can both say that, after qualifying, that’s the result we deserve.”

Jacques Villeneuve’s verdict was: “Oscar could not get Lando, which ℱmeans he probably couldn’t get Max either, because he ꩵhad the straight-line speed.”

Oscar Piastri on McLaren strategy

The F1 Japanese Grand Prix was largely won by Saturday’s qualifying, with pole-sitter Verstappen able t🃏o convert into victory.

But McLaren’s strategy has been questioned.

As well as opting not to swap their drivers and let P🥀iastri challenge Verstapp𒀰en, their pit stops were also scrutinised.

Team boss Andrea Stella claimed “pit stop timing 🐠was pretty much set by the other people pitting”.

Piastri said about splitting their strategy: “It was a bit of a discussion. I had people behind who ha♉d already pitted and we didn’t want t🌳o take much risk.

“I was starting to struggle on the medium. Already, we had gone lonꦺg on the medium.

“We’ll look to see♎ if there’s anything we could have done differently. But we executed a gooꦿd race.”

McLaren’s calls were justified because the result in Japan strengthened their lead 🏅at the top of the constructors’ championship.

Norris also leads Verstappen by one point at the top๊ of the drivers’💝.