From being the favourite driver to take the title, the Australian driver found himself on the backfoot in a critical part of the season as point-less results in Azerbaijan (crash, ed.) and Las Vegas (disqualification for McLaren's technical breach, ed.), and the pit stop window missed by the team in Qatar, along with being beaten by Norris in Mexico, the United States and Brazil, almost certainly mooted his chances going in the title deciding race in Abu Dhabi.

However, given McLaren's measures to maintain team harmony which often played out against Piastri, former F1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya thinks there may be some questions that need answering in the Australian's camp, that could question Piastri's stay in the Woking-based outfit.

“It’s hard," Montoya told F1TV. "I think what Oscar said, at least he finished on a higher note, like he found the pace, he found the speed, he found everything he needed.

“And not only in Oscar but everybody in his camp, people are going to be wondering, do we need to stay, do we need to go? There’s going to be a lot of questions," Montoya concluded.

Piastri reflected on missing the 2025 drivers’ title to teammate Lando Norris, saying he learned key lessons both in and out of the car, that could help improve his chances of snatching the crown in the future. Read his full comments here.

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