Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri share one McLaren ‘concern’ as ‘confidence’ lost at Monaco Grand Prix

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Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri are reportedly sharing the same McLaren ‘concern’ after their ‘confidence’ was lost at the Monaco Grand Prix.

After what was a disastrous Canadian Grand Prix, the reigning world champions arrived in Monaco looking to produce a much-improved performance.

However, it was another afternoon to forget for McLaren as Norris and Piastri were nowhere in FP1, finishing sixth and eighth respectively.

Later in the afternoon, Piastri finished P7 in FP2 while Norris suffered a car failure.

Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri share one McLaren ‘concern’

After the sessions, it was claimed that both McLaren drivers are lacking in ‘confidence’ with the team still ‘grappling with concerns’.

According to German news outlet Auto Motor und Sport, Norris and Piastri are lacking confidence in the MCL40 ‘under braking’ and at ‘corner entry’. 

It has also been noted that a new front wing was first tested on Piastri’s car before being introduced on Norris’ car. 

However, the reigning world champion only managed to complete eight laps in FP2 before his car failed due to a suspected battery issue, which has been labelled as potentially the ‘Achilles heel’ in Mercedes’ power unit.

It has been suggested that McLaren are heading into the rest of the Monaco Grand Prix weekend with a lot of ‘unanswered questions’.

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Rob Marshall delivers update on McLaren after Lando Norris’ failure in FP2

Speaking after the session, McLaren’s Chief Technical Officer and Chief Designer, Rob Marshall, was quizzed on Norris’ car failure.

In response, Marshall stated that they don’t know conclusively what caused the breakdown but hinted at an electrical problem. 

As per F1, Marshall said: “We don’t know conclusively yet. He had an electrical problem on the car and it shut down.

“We’ve not had enough time to go through the data and find out exactly what’s gone wrong yet. It could be anything, but it’s electrical.”

Marshall went on to say that McLaren struggled in the early parts of the laps but became more competitive in the latter sectors.

He added: “I think we’re confident we can make it a bit better. I think we were struggling in the initial part of the lap and then as it went through Sector 2 and 3, we started to be a bit more competitive.

“I think maybe that’s tyre temperature or maybe something else, but we’ve got a bit of stuff to work on, certainly, in the first half of the lap.”