Piastri to leave McLaren? F1 race winner sees possibility of driver exit

The 61-year-old, who offered his assessment of the McLaren driver via a gambling platform, stressed that he may feel frustrated enough to consider an exit from the Woking-based team.

“At this moment in time, I can see Oscar Piastri looking to move on from McLaren. As things stand, he may feel so frustrated that he wants to look elsewhere,” Herbert began.

However, the former Sauber driver questioned such a decision, highlighting how the McLaren outfit has proven capable of delivering a championship-winning car.

“But why would you want to move on from a team that can actually supply you with the car to win the World Drivers’ Championship?” he added.

Further speculating on a possible destination for Piastri in the instance he opts to leave, the three-time Grand Prix winner stressed there remains no guarantee of him winning a world title with either the Scuderia Ferrari outfit or Mercedes team.

“If he moved to Ferrari, for example, there is no guarantee at all that he would get a chance of being World Champion. If he moved to Mercedes, there’s no guarantee either. The team that’s in the moment is McLaren, and arguably Red Bull,” he continued.

Herbert, however, suggested a move to the Red Bull Racing outfit could offer Piastri such a chance, though having Max Verstappen as a teammate could present its own challenges.

“Those are the only places where you’re probably going to be able to win a World Championship. But one of them has Max in the seat. Would he want to go into that environment?” he concluded.

Guenther Steiner has stated that Piastri can only hold himself accountable for missing out on a maiden Drivers’ Championship to Lando Norris.

The former Haas F1 team boss revealed that the Australian would require an introspective assessment of the reasons behind his in-season dip in form after his victory at the Dutch Grand Prix.

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