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In terms of the pecking order going forward – with Ferrari having moved themselves closer to the battle at the top after a one-two result in the United States Grand Prix – Piastri is confident that McLaren can still be on winning form entering into the final races of the season.
“I think our pace [in Austin] was not as bad as what people thought, it certainly wasn’t terrible,” the two-time race winner said. “[But] when you come from the weekend before [in Singapore], when Lando [Norris] won by 20-something seconds, nothing’s going to look as good as that.
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“I think we’re still pretty positive that we can be winning a lot of races at the end of the year, but Ferrari have looked strong for a while. Red Bull look to be more competitive as well, so the competition is just very, very tight still.
“I don’t think there’s any alarm bells, so to speak, but we do need to be on top of our game. But certainly in the constructors’ championship we’re still in the position to be in which is at the front, but of course we want to try and keep that lead and extend where we can.”
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