Unheard Oscar Piastri radio message reveals true feelings on Lando Norris and it will worry McLaren

Oscar Piastri's radio message to McLaren about Lando Norris during the Hungarian Grand Prix has emerged.

Piastri finished second at the Hungaroring, behind McLaren team-mate Lando Norris.

The Australian spent the majority of the race ahead of Norris and battling Ferrari polesitter Charles Leclerc for the win.

But Piastri's side of the garage made the error of pitting twice, with Norris opting for a one-stop and therefore gaining track position.

The Hungaroring is a notoriously difficult track to overtake on, meaning that, although he had superior pace at the end of the Grand Prix, Piastri could not pass his team-mate in the closing laps.

The McLaren driver does still hold the lead in the Drivers' Championship, though his lead over Norris has been cut to nine points.

Barring an extremely unexpected turnaround from the other teams, Piastri and Norris are the only drivers in contention for the title.

Prior to his final stop in Hungary, the Australian's race engineer Tom Stallard recommended that Piastri pit early in order to cover off Leclerc's potential tyre and time advantage.

His response was telling.

Stallard said: "Leclerc is going to be four or five seconds ahead of our pit window. We suggest box this lap."

"I don't really care about Leclerc," Piastri replied. "I just want the best chance to try and beat Lando. That's the most important thing at the moment."

Piastri was less than happy over the radio (Image: F1)

As it happened, Leclerc would fall down the field in the final stint and finish fourth behind Mercedes' George Russell.

What Piastri said after Hungarian GP

Speaking after the race, Piastri admitted that his two-stop strategy was a 'gamble' that ultimately went wrong.

"I think after I saw Lando going for a one-stop, I knew I was going to have to overtake on track," he began. "Which is much easier said than done around here.

"It was a gamble either way and today, unfortunately, we were just on the wrong side of it.

"The team did a great job. The car really came alive in the second half of the race and has been great all weekend. So thank you to the team."

He added: "I was confident [in the overtake], but I knew it was going to be still incredibly tough because getting close to the car ahead is one thing, but trying to overtake is a completely different story."