Piastri added that the \u201cmost difficult part to take\u201d was that \u201cit\u2019s just a function of how the engines have to work with the rules\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\nMcLaren boss Andrea Stella gave a detailed explanation of the reasons behind the crash following the race.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat we observe I think is fundamentally three factors,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe cold tyres, therefore when the wheelspin starts, it starts in a very sudden way.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis compounds with being on a kerb. It\u2019s a kerb that he has used pretty much every single lap. Kerbs don\u2019t make this easier though when the tyres are cold.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis further compounds with the oscillations [from the kerb] and following the [gear] shift, there\u2019s extra torque, let\u2019s say, that when we look at the behaviour of the power unit, it\u2019s sort of expected to happen like that.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut it\u2019s not something that you would do unless it\u2019s, which I understand is the case, some requirements that you need to meet in terms of how you deploy your torque<\/p>\n
\u201cIn testing we might have seen some similar circumstances, but we didn\u2019t have the combination of cold tyres and a kerb which aggravated the fact you may have these inconsistencies from torque deployment in grip limited phases.\u201d<\/p>\n
Piastri\u2019s accident followed what appeared a similar incident involving Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli in Free Practice 3 on Saturday while under power at the exit of Turn 2.<\/p>\n
Max Verstappen also pointed to the new regulations after his qualifying crash, albeit that occurred under braking for Turn 1.<\/p>\n
Stella was cautious on discussing the other crashes without detailed knowledge of their cause, but said the torque deployment needs to be reviewed in the name of safety.<\/p>\n
\u201cCertainly, these power units can be quite aggressive when they release all the power,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe talk about 1000 horsepower coming all together, and when the tyres may be a little bit on the cold side, or if this power comes in an unpredictable way, like it happened to Oscar, then it can become very tricky.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t want to be here and saying I have an easy solution, I don\u2019t, but I\u2019m here saying we should look into the regulations.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe accidents you mentioned, they are kind of not a near miss, they are a very material indication that there\u2019s work to do, so we should do this work as an F1 community.\u201d<\/p>\n
Stella also pointed to race starts, the speed differential of cars on track due to battery deployment and overtaking as areas for review following the season opener.<\/p>\n
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