Former F1 driver Johnny Herbert has given his opinion on debutant Oscar Piastri's season. The young Australian is having a strong debut season in Formula 1 and showed his talent especially at Spa-Francorchamps. Herbert also sees the McLaren driver's development and is full of praise for him in an interview with CasinoSite.

Strong debut season for Piastri

Oscar Piastri is making a strong impression so far in his first Formula 1 season. Despite a disappointing start in the first few races, Piastri certainly showed in the last few races that he is cut from the right racing cloth. Especially in qualifying and the sprint race at Spa, the Australian showed impressive things. He managed to give Max Verstappen a hard time in the Sprint Shootout and in the sprint race.

Johnny Herbert also saw Piastri shine. He indicated: "Piastri could reach the top. Everyone has been able to see how he has developed this year. He feels completely at home in the team and McLaren has done well to make sure both drivers are comfortable." Piastri confirmed this himself recently and revealed that he feels he is in the right place at McLaren.

Herbert: 'Statements by Norris are due to pressure from Piastri'

However, Herbert also sees that Piastri is slowly but surely starting to increase the pressure on Lando Norris:"Lando has said that the car does not quite suit his driving style, that is because he is under pressure from Oscar [Piastri]. That's why those comments are coming out. Piastri has been the outlier so far this year and he is now taking on Lando, when we know how good Lando is." The Briton sees that the upgrades have worked well for McLaren and he notes that has also helped Piastri's development.