Oscar Piastri was off the front-running pace of team-mate Lando Norris during the first two practice sessions at the Singapore Grand Prix, explaining he could not find "rhythm" within his McLaren.
Oscar Piastri claimed he "struggled to find a rhythm" at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, but does not believe it is due to his disrupted running during FP1 at the Singapore Grand Prix.
The Australian, who was considerably off the pace of Lando Norris throughout practice, missed the start of the weekend-opening session after pit stop practice exposed an issue with the rear-left corner of his McLaren, necessitating an entire rebuild.
However, when he did venture out on circuit, he had a close skirmish with the wall and could not get within half a second of his team-mate
The Briton topped FP2, whilst Piastri again struggled, finishing the final Friday practice hour almost seven-and-a-half tenths back in fifth.
Despite the unforeseen circumstances limiting his early track running, Piastri maintained it was not critical to his lack of pace in Singapore.
"It wasn't an ideal start for the day, but I don't think it's [the rear corner issue] really impacted much," said the 23-year-old. "It's been a difficult day, definitely, but I don't think it was down to that.
"So, yeah, just struggled to find a rhythm, really. The pace in the car looks look strong, just not really been able to unlock it that well. So definitely some things to go into."
