Oscar Piastri says he fought hard for fifth place in the Mexico City Grand Prix and limited the damage in the drivers’ championship, but is having to learn to drive his McLaren differently.

McLarens Lando Norris won by half a minute in Mexico as team-mate Oscar Piastri finished fifth on a difficult weekend for the now-former world title leader; Piastri opens up on changes he is having to

Oscar Piastri finished fifth in the Mexico Grand Prix on Sunday (local time) as teammate Lando Norris won the race and overtook the Aussie in the championship race by just one point. The P5 finish for Piastri might have been a step in the right direction after he started seventh on the grid,

Norris now leads the championship with 357 points, one more than Piastri (356). Max Verstappen (321) remains in third place, 36 behind Norris. There are still 116 points available from the final four grands prix, which include two sprints.

Oscar Piastri said before this pivotal weekend that you’d always rather be in the title lead than not given it signifies you’re doing something right. Lando Norris now has that status, and right now he’s doing plenty right. Over a 24-round campaign ...

Oscar Piastri revealed he has needed to “drive very differently” in the past few races as he licks his wounds after seeing his championship lead disappear at the Mexican Grand Prix.