Austrian GP: Oscar Piastri hits out at ’embarrassing’ decision to delete third-fastest lap time in qualifying | F1 News



Oscar Piastri branded the verdict to delete his third-fastest lap hour in qualifying for the Austrian GP “embarrassing”.

The McLaren motive force used to be relegated from the top of the second one row to 7th next Race Keep an eye on dominated he had transgressed monitor limits at Flip Six through going with all 4 wheels over the white strains that demark the threshold of the monitor.

On the other hand, an unimpressed Piastri – who would have began Sunday’s race proper at the back of team-mate Lando Norris, who qualifief 2d – used to be a long way from satisfied that have been the case.

“For me, it’s embarrassing,” the Australian motive force, who had completed 2d to Max Verstappen within the previous Dash, instructed Sky Sports activities F1.

“We did all of this paintings for monitor limits, put gravel in parks, and I didn’t even move off the monitor. I stayed at the monitor. It used to be almost certainly my best possible Flip Six and it will get deleted.

“I don’t know why they’ve spent loads of hundreds looking to alternate the extreme two corners while you nonetheless have corners you’ll move off.

“But, anyway, everyone else kept it in the track, I didn’t. That’s how it goes.”

Oscar Piastri referred to his lap hour being deleted as ’embarrassing’, which noticed the McLaren motive force release from 1/3 to 7th

Requested to elaborate on what he intended through “embarrassing”, Piastri added: “That was probably the best Turn Six I took. I was right to the limit of the track; I think that’s what everyone wants to see.

“Once more, now we have spent such a lot struggle looking to do away with those issues. There is not any reason why this nook will have to be a topic for monitor limits, particularly while you keep at the monitor, like I did, or now not at the gravel.

“So, yeah, for me being the only one that has had that happen to me I’m probably more vocal about it right now, but I think it’s embarrassing that you see us pushing right to the limit of what we can do and one centimetre more I’m in the gravel and completely ruin my lap anyway – and it gets deleted.”

McLaren studied the Flip Six incident intently next qualifying and Sky Sports activities perceive they lodged a request with the stewards for them to jerk every other have a look at the alleged offence.

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Glance again at one of the most maximum dramatic moments all the way through the years on the Austrian Magnificent Prix

Sunday June 30
7.25am: F3 Quality Race
8.55am: F2 Quality Race
12:30pm: Magnificent Prix Sunday: Austrian GP build-up*
2pm: The AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX*
4pm: Chequered Flag: Austrian GP response*
5pm: Ted’s Pocket book

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