Oscar Piastri reveals bizarre Monaco stress: 'My head's still untwisting'

Oscar Piastri has revealed that his head is "untwisting itself" from the stress of this weekend's mandatory two pit stops in the Monaco Grand Prix. 

In a bid to make the iconic event more exciting after an abysmal four overtakes last year, each driver must complete at least two pit stops on Sunday, regardless of the weather conditions. 

It has created a strategic headache for the teams, with Piastri having found himself in several McLaren meetings.

Due to the new feature for the grand prix, starting from pole position might not end up being as pivotal as always, although Piastri is still eager to begin from the front of the field.

"I would still rather be on pole than anywhere else," Piastri told select media, including RacingNews365. "But I think here, it's a bit different, because it gives you control of the race. 

"It's not like a normal race where, like last year, if you want to drive 10 seconds a lap slower you can. So it's quite different to a normal place, but it does make things very difficult, because you have the most to lose. 

"That's kind of the biggest thing. So everyone else behind you can take a few more risks. There's different team strategies that you can deploy, but it's very, very complicated. 

"My head's still kind of untwisting itself from some of the meetings we've had today."

Piastri targets pole

Piastri is confident that securing pole position will still likely result in victory at the Circuit de Monaco, with the new rule not going to improve the odds of overtaking. 

However, it does increase the stress of using three sets of tyres, creating a potentially chaotic situation if the race features red flags and or safety cars.

"I still think 90 something percent about Monaco is qualifying," added Piastri. 

"I think it's very complicated now with these two stops, also just using three sets of tyres, because if there's red flags like we saw last year, it's not quite as simple as what it was. 

"So it's definitely going to throw a spanner in the works for everyone. But I think if you qualify on pole, unless something goes dramatically wrong, it's still going to be hard to be beaten. 

"So I think you can roll the dice a bit more, but there's a lot of strategic elements involved. Will it increase overtaking? No, but it will probably lead to a more complicated race."