Piastri defends McLaren teammate Norris after ex-world champion's 'weak' jibeTopic:Formula 11h ago1 hours agoFri 2 May 2025 at 1:19amOscar Piastri (left) leads fellow McLaren driver Lando Norris on the world championship standings. (Getty Images: Andrea Diodato)In short:Oscar Piastri has come out in support of McLaren teammate Lando Norris.Former world champion Alan Jones said Norris was mentally "weak".What's next?ABC Sport will have a live blog of the F1 Miami Grand Prix from 4:30am on Monday, AEST.abc.net.au/news/f1-oscar-piastri-lando-norris-alan-jones-miami-grand-prix/105243298Link copiedShareShare articleOscar Piastri has leapt to the defence of McLaren teammate Lando Norris after the Briton was accused of being "weak" by Australia's ex-Formula 1 world champion Alan Jones. Earlier this week, Jones lauded Piastri as a future world champion after the 24-year-old took the championship lead with his third victory of the season in Saudi Arabia two weekends ago.ABC Sport will be live blogging the Miami F1 Grand Prix on Monday morning AESTBut Jones, who won the 1980 world championship, questioned Norris's mental toughness."His (Piastri) teammate (Norris) is quite quick, there's no doubt about that," Jones told Fox Sports."But mentally, I think he's quite a weak person."Piastri wins Saudi Arabian Grand PrixPhoto shows Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri on the Jeddah podiumOscar Piastri becomes the first Australian to lead Formula 1 drivers' championship in 15 years after winning the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.Piastri is 10 points clear of Norris going into this weekend's Miami Grand Prix.He defended Norris, saying they approach their racing differently."For me, the most important thing is to try to do things in the style most natural to you," Piastri said."When you try to do things that aren't your natural way of being a person, that's when things become confusing. It's when things start to go wrong."Everyone handles that differently. Lando handles that quite differently to how I handle it."Since winning the season opener in Australia, Norris has struggled with the handling of this year's McLaren.Aside from his victory in Jeddah, Piastri also won the Chinese and Bahrain Grands Prix.Reuters/AAPPosted 1h ago1 hours agoFri 2 May 2025 at 1:19am, updated 42m ago42 minutes agoFri 2 May 2025 at 1:43amShare optionsCopy linkFacebookX (formerly Twitter)SportHow the best AFL teams can win games through clearancesAnalysis by Cody AtkinsonPhoto shows Marcus Bontempelli looks up with the ball as other players surround himAfter years of searching, have the Blues found the icing on their cake?JAnalysis by Jon HealyPhoto shows Jocelyn Kelleher, Isabelle Kelly, Tiana Penitani, Kezie Apps and Shaylee Bent smile after winning State of Origin I.'Let's move beyond it': Bulldogs' Beveridge not focusing on Ugle-HaganTopic:AFLPhoto shows Jamarra Ugle-Hagan playing for the Western Bulldogs against the Sydney Swans.Blues hooker Davis drops State of Origin eye-gouging complaintTopic:State of OriginPhoto shows Keeley Davis passes the ball for NSW.Postecoglou's Spurs in sight of Europa League finalTopic:SoccerPhoto shows Ange Postecoglou claps the crowd after a Europa League match.Top StoriesWhy don't the major parties want house prices to fall? 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