The World Championship leader had a United States Grand Prix weekend to forget, struggling to find pace throughout any of the sessions.

Oscar Piastri remains confident he can still win this year’s Formula One world championship even after seeing his 182 day old lead in the standings almost wiped out after a horror weekend at the United States Grand Prix.

McLaren pair Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris were involved in a crash which took them out of the United States Grand Prix sprint race.

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown claimed he was "glad to have the weekend behind us" after the United States Grand Prix ended with a P2 and P5 for Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, respectively. According to the American, Piastri "never really felt comfortable" in the car this weekend and lacked confidence in it.

Piastri’s lead over McLaren teammate Norris was cut to 14 points after finishing three places behind him in the United States Grand Prix, but Verstappen holds significant momentum having taken 64 points out of the Drivers’ Championship leaders in recent races.

Piastri’s session came after a difficult day that began with repairs to his car following a Sprint crash earlier on

Oscar Piastri heads into the United States Grand Prix with something to prove. When he stood on top of the podium in Zandvoort, it looked like everything was finally falling into place for his first drivers’ championship.

Max Verstappen cruised to victory in the United States Grand Prix sprint race, which saw chaos from the start as McLaren teammates Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris crashed out in the first turn