'Piastri will be champion because Norris doesn’t like to drive F1 cars'

Updated: 23:52, 25 Aug 2025

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Former F1 champion Alan Jones has yet again reaffirmed his belief that Oscar Piastri will prevail over Lando Norris in the world championship fight as the Brit has a critical weakness.

Jones believes Piastri has everything he needs to succeed in F1. In fact, he argued that wherever Piastri went, no matter what his fellow Australian did, success would simply follow him.

"He has all the qualities that I think you need to be super successful in Formula 1," Jones said in an interview with RTL/ntv and sport.de.

"[Some people] no matter what they do, they're successful. And he is one of those people. He was successful in Formula 3, he was successful in Formula 2 and now he leads the world championship."

Lando Norris after qualifying in P3 for the Hungarian GP

Jones takes savage dig at Norris

According to the Australian former F1 champion, some drivers, i.e. Norris, simply don’t enjoy themselves as much inside the cockpit of an F1 car.

"There are some drivers out there who enjoy their time out of the cockpit more than their time in the cockpit."

But with Piastri, it is different.

"With him, you know: He's on task, he has a goal. And he will do whatever it takes to achieve it.

"He will do whatever it takes to win a race. That's what you have to do," concluded the former F1 champion.

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1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	131
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	88
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	72
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	58
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	48
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	43
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	20
9	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	16
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	15
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	14
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
14	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	5
15	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	1
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0

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