Oscar Piastri endured mixed fortunes at the Miami Grand Prix, with the Australian enjoying a strong start to the race before the timing of the Safety Car and a collision with Carlos Sainz dropped him down to a final result of P13 – on the day his team mate Lando Norris took his maiden F1 win.
Piastri caught the eye in the early stages of the event, having been running as high as P2 during the opening laps. The McLaren driver pitted on Lap 27 of 57 – just two laps before the Safety Car was called following a collision between Logan Sargeant and Kevin Magnussen.
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This benefitted Piastri’s team mate Norris, who had not yet pitted in P1 and was consequently able to make his stop during the Safety Car period and re-emerge in the lead.
Piastri, meanwhile, lost out, before suffering further when he made contact with Sainz in the latter half of the race as the Ferrari man attempted an overtake.
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- Piastri left with mixed emotions after race ‘unravels’ in Miami while Norris takes victory
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