Oscar Piastri names surprising factor affecting McLaren F1 performance

Oscar Piastri has described the "struggles" McLaren is currently facing with different weather conditions after being "exposed" at Silverstone. 

McLaren was the fourth-best team at the British GP, with the MCL40 struggling for pace compared to the Mercedes, Ferrari, and Red Bull machines, and appeared on a knife-edge through the weekend, with Piastri even suffering a high-speed spin through Becketts and Chapel. 

The location of Silverstone, an old RAF airbase, means it is often exposed to strong, gusty wind conditions, with Piastri detailing how weather conditions, such as the wind, can affect McLaren and push the car "outside of our comfort zone."

"I think the conditions [at Silverstone] have definitely exposed where we are weak," Piastri told media, including RacingNews365. 

"I think when the grip is good, when things are consistent, we can be in or close to the fight, so when things look consistent, we look okay and mask some of our issues.

"Whereas [in qualifying at Silverstone], the conditions were very tough, and there is nowhere to hide, so it is not a huge surprise we struggled and were so far off. 

"We've got some clear areas we want to work on, but at the moment, we clearly seem to struggle when things are a bit more difficult. 

"We saw in Canada and Monaco when the tyre temperatures are difficult and tricky to get in, we struggled when the wind is high, and we've struggled when everything is just a little bit outside of our comfort zone."