”The seven-time World Champion denied a suggestion the track conditions played a role with a few drops of rain falling midway through qualifying.
“His form has completely left him at a time where he signed a new contract.
“The points are a little bit deceiving because sometimes one guy can have an engine failure.
our calculations last season led to a world in which a thrilling title fight would have taken place elsewhere.
”Amidst reports that an online meeting of the FIA’s Technical Advisory Committee exposed some of the issues.
“Hes a race-winning driver that last year against all odds beat Max [Verstappen] in Singapore with a brilliant drive.
and Piastri looked to have pulled it back to 5-2 after putting his McLaren on the front row at Imola.