Tom Clarkson

And, you know, that added confidence this year is something that's really helped.

By two tenths of a second, Piastri roars past to take pole.

No dramas for Oscar Piastri.

Piastri takes the Spanish Grand Prix.

Spanish Grand Prix.

Does that epitomize all the improvements that you've talked about?

When you look at your progress from last year at that race, where I think you qualified 10th and finished 7th, and then you dominate it from the front this year.

Did that sort of sum up all the improvements that you've made?

I definitely think that's a good example, yes.

I mean, there's been a few good examples of where I felt kind of the most obvious difference from this year, but I think the interesting thing has been that for quite a lot of races this year that were tough last season have actually been my best from this year.

China is probably the best example of that.

China was my first time going there last season, so there was that, but

it was a real struggle.

And then this year to get my first pole and win the race there, that was, you know, we went into that weekend expecting things to be tough again and expecting there to be a lot of learning to do.

So to then have my first pole, first win of the season at a track that was very tough last year,

That, for me, was already a really good sign that things are working a bit differently this year and in a good way.

I think Spain is probably a good example.

I think Bahrain is probably the weekend that I rate as my best for the year.

But I think Spain is a very good one for a similar reason.

It was a struggle last season.