Piastri delivers 'bad omen' McLaren motorhome quip

Oscar Piastri has joked that the current McLaren motorhome is a " bad omen" for the team, after it was rendered unusable for the second time in four rounds. Torrential rain at the Hungaroring on Wednesday saw the F1 paddock flooded, with extensive damage to the roof McLaren motorhome meaning the team will not be able to facilitate team guest or media for the duration of the Hungarian Grand Prix. At last month's Spanish Grand Prix, a fire broke out in McLaren hospitality. It was quickly put out, but the team had to rely on the help of others throughout the paddock over the course of the weekend. It was out of action the following week at the Red Bull Ring, but was up and running again at the British Grand Prix.  The Woking-based team thanked paddock workers for their assistance during the difficult time with fire extinguisher-shaped biscuits and ice creams at Silverstone. "I don't know if this motorhome we've got is now a bad omen and just, I don't know if it's a sign that we need a new one or what," Piastri joked to media including RacingNews365 in Hungary. "But no, we'll be fine."

McLaren will be starting the Hungary race one-two on the grid with Norris ahead of Piastri in the team's first front-row lockout since the 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix, with Piastri making a premonition when addressing the impact of the situation. "The last time our motorhome, well it caught fire last time... I think Lando put it on pole, so maybe it's, I don't know, maybe it's good! "Obviously not, but it doesn't change much. We've unfortunately got the experience of having to rearrange things a little bit. So we'll be fine for the weekend."