{"id":158713,"date":"2025-09-21T11:46:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T11:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/158713\/"},"modified":"2025-09-21T11:46:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T11:46:10","slug":"piastri-crashes-out-of-azerbaijan-gp-in-huge-setback-for-f1-championship-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/158713\/","title":{"rendered":"Piastri crashes out of Azerbaijan GP in huge setback for F1 championship leader"},"content":{"rendered":"

Championship leader Oscar Piastri<\/a> has crashed out of the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix on the first lap after a poor start which has ended his 34-race point-scoring streak.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Starting ninth on the grid, he had a horrific start as he jumped the lights before bogging the car down as he fought against the anti-stall which dropped him to the back of the pack.<\/p>\n

But at Turn 5, his race came to an end as he locked his brakes, hitting the barriers on the outside of the corner.<\/p>\n

The driver had been noted for a jump start, something that would usually result in a penalty, but it will not be served given his crash under F1’s penalty guidelines.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Piastri entered the weekend with a 31-point lead over his team-mate Lando Norris<\/a>, so the Azerbaijan GP is a big opportunity for the British driver and his championship aspirations.<\/p>\n

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This has been a difficult weekend for both McLaren<\/a> drivers, with Piastri struggling with power unit issues on the Friday and crashing in qualifying.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Oscar <\/p>\n

Oscar Piastri, McLaren<\/p>\n

Photo by: Alexander Nemenov \/ AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n

“I think, yeah, yesterday was a bit of a struggle, definitely,” Piastri said after qualifying.\u00a0“I think today I felt much happier with the car and the job I was doing, you know, it was just a bit difficult to get it all together \u2013 that was the biggest thing, but the potential was there.<\/p>\n

“Whereas yesterday, it was arguable if it was.<\/p>\n

“So, I think I was much happier today, just, ultimately, I think tried a bit too hard in Turn 3.<\/p>\n

“I haven’t actually looked at what I did differently, because I didn’t feel like I did that much differently. But, you know, a tiny bit can make a massive difference. So, yeah, obviously disappointed with how I performed.”<\/p>\n

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