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Oscar Piastri: McLaren needed F1 Canada GP to be 100 laps

McLaren's Oscar Piastri says the team ran out of laps to make its tyre wear advantage pay off in Montreal's Canadian GP as team boss Andrea Stella explains why it struggled for performance compared to its usual title-winning form.

The reigning world champions didn't enjoy their usual advantage in Canada, having struggled for grip from Friday practice. The team rallied to be in the mix in qualifying, with Piastri third on the grid behind eventual winner George Russell and Max Verstappen, while Lando Norris was only seventh due to errors on his laps.

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