Damon Hill believes Oscar Piastri is unlikely to face the “massive snowball effect” that sapped Mick Schumacher’s confidence and led to him dropping off the F1 grid Full story ⬇️
Hill, a winner of 22 grands prix, added that Piastri’s early performances indicated a strong season was in the offing. But he expects stablemate and de facto benchmark Norris to improve as he gets “warmed up”.
“Oscar has come in bright-eyed, bushy-tailed and looking confident and very much at home in Formula 1,” said Hill. “He's already put in some impressive performances. It bodes well for the rest of the season.“Coming to Melbourne [home race], he'll be getting a lot of attention, and it's about whether that distracts him.
“But he doesn't strike me as the sort of person who is easily distracted or interested in the peripheral stuff that happens in Formula 1. He seems to be a very keen and focused racer.”
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