Oscar Piastri bites back at Christian Horner as Max Verstappen given new reason to fear

Oscar Piastri has fired back after Christian Horner suggested that the upcoming technical directive at the Spanish Grand Prix could shuffle the running order at the front of the field. The Australian racer insisted that McLaren will be ‘strong all year’, despite Red Bull’s theories. After clamping down on flexing rear wings ahead of the races in Melbourne and Shanghai, the FIA has set its sights on tackling front wings.

At the Spanish GP in round nine of the season, new regulations will come into play that Red Bull have theorised will impact McLaren’s pace. Speaking after Max Verstappen’s win in Japan, Horner declared the title race open, explaining to Channel 4: “Well look, I mean, in the first three races, we’ve [finished] 0.8 of a second behind Lando – We were fourth in China and won this race.

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