“It relies upon a bit on the schedule [with the simulator],” Piastri added. “It might be simply time the week earlier than, usually extra throughout the week earlier than… typically Tuesday might be a simulator day so it’s a must to prepare on Monday, fly into McLaren on Tuesday, use the simulator, prepare some extra on Wednesday after which arrive on the monitor that evening or Thursday morning for media day on the monitor.
“If it is like Australia or in Asia you in all probability fly out, say the weekend earlier than simply to get used to the time zone and the jet lag, and for that medium sim earlier than.”
POWER RANKINGS: The place do the drivers rank on the midway stage of the season?
After a powerful first half of the season for McLaren, Piastri presently sits in fourth place of the drivers’ championship on 167 factors, simply 10 factors away from Charles Leclerc in third.
