F1<\/a> qualifying, was the heavy favourite for pole.<\/p>\nHowever, two errors in qualifying left Norris well down the order, ultimately allowing Piastri to extend his championship lead again.<\/p>\n
Speaking after practice in Austria, Piastri confirmed that he\u2019s stuck with the older specification because the new one is simply \u201cdifferent\u201d, not necessarily faster.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s some other bits and pieces I am not using the bits that came in Canada because they\u2019re not an upgrade,\u201d Piastri explained.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re just different. All the parts that we think will make the car faster are on both cars.\u201d<\/p>\n
Piastri ended second practice at the Red Bull Ring over a tenth away from Norris\u2019 top time.<\/p>\n
Reflecting on Friday practice as a whole, Piastri added: \u201cIt looked pretty good. Max is still close. I think he will definitely be a threat this weekend but the car\u2019s feeling good.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think the pace is quite good. A positive first day.\u201d<\/p>\n
Norris wary of Verstappen\u2019s pace<\/p>\n
Norris was forced to sit out of FP1 as McLaren ran one of their junior drivers, Alex Dunne.<\/p>\n
Dunne impressed in first practice, setting the fourth-fastest time.<\/p>\n
Norris acknowledged Dunne’s setup work during his time in the car, which allowed him to get up to speed quickly.<\/p>\n
\u201cI mean I don\u2019t mind sitting on the pit wall. I felt a lot more relaxed there than in the car, especially around here,\u201d Norris explained.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve always enjoyed this place. The car felt good from the off. Alex gave good feedback this morning after FP1 and he was on the pace straight away. It was good to see. I think they\u2019ve moved the car in the right direction for FP2. We just need to understand if we need more or that tomorrow or less or somewhere in the middle. Good steps in the right direction. Still a little more to come hopefully.\u201d<\/p>\n
While McLaren enjoyed a 0.3s advantage over Max Verstappen, Norris is still wary of how much Red Bull can improve overnight.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve shown a bit more pace than some of the others so I think they\u2019re going to catch up,\u201d Norris added.<\/p>\n
\u201cMax is not far behind and they usually improve a lot into Saturday. A good day and I am sure we will improve on some things. It\u2019s not as easy as it looked. It\u2019s going to be tight. It always is and there\u2019s no reason for it not to be. We will work hard to make it as big a gap as possible.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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