23/05/2025 08:45
Lewis Hamilton has explained how the pressure on Oscar Piastri and
Lando Norris will be "unimaginable" for most people to comprehend,
as the F1 title fight continues to ramp up. The 40-year-old
believes the former, in particular, is doing a "great job" this
season, as the two McLaren drivers fight each other in an
intra-team battle with the added, outside threat of Max Verstappen
looming large. Piastri sits atop the standings seven rounds into
the campaign. The Australian is 13 points clear of Norris, with the
Red Bull driver a further nine back. The twin dynamics of the
championship equation makes it a tantalising prospect, and Hamilton
maintains it is "mega" to see his former team restored to its past
glory. "I think the job he's doing is fantastic," The Briton told
media including RacingNews365 when asked for his views on the
drivers' championship leader. "It's mega for me to see McLaren
doing so well, because that's where I started. "And also to see
them so close, him and Lando - two great drivers. The pressure on
both of them will be unimaginable, I would say, for most people
that are not experiencing it. "And although I've experienced it, it
seems both Lando, and in particular Oscar, is doing a great, great
job, weekend in, weekend out, delivering in qualifying..."
Hamilton: 'I don't have any advice for him' The six-time grand prix
winner has enjoyed an advantage over Norris during the grid-setting
sessions so far this season, turning his weakness over one lap into
a strength - all while the British driver has taken a relative step
backwards in that area. To Hamilton, it forms part of a wider
tapestry. The seven-time F1 drivers' champion stated that due to
Piastri's performance across the board, he did not have any words
of wisdom to impart. "He's doing everything you need to do to win a
world championship," the 105-time grand prix winner said. "So, I
don't have any advice for him. Just keep doing what he's doing,
because it seems to be working."
