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Oscar Piastri narrowly misses out on an additional points finish in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Oscar Piastri narrowly misses out on an additional points finish in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Oscar Piastri narrowly misses out on one more factors finish in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as McLaren’s botched pit-cease condemns youthful Australian to 11th location in Baku

Oscar Piastri just skipped out on the details as he finished 11th in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku on Sunday.

The Australian begun 10th on the grid but dropped down to 13th in the opening lap immediately after appearing to make make contact with with Alex Albon and was also hampered by a sluggish pit-halt.

Piastri’s McLaren teammate Lando Norris finished ninth, while Sergio Perez took the chequered flag in advance of Max Verstappen as Crimson Bull finished another dominant weekend.

Charles Leclerc was third for Ferrari and Fernando Alonso fourth for Aston Martin.

Lewis Hamilton, in good kind on the working day, was sixth for Mercedes, a place off Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz.

Oscar Piastri finished 11th in Baku, narrowly missing out on more world championship points

Oscar Piastri concluded 11th in Baku, narrowly lacking out on additional globe championship factors

The Australian revealed he was debilitated by illness through the weekend in Baku

The Australian exposed he was debilitated by disease via the weekend in Baku

Perez experienced finished ahead of Charles Leclerc and Verstappen in the sprint race on Saturday, with Piastri ending 10th. 

‘It’s been a minimal little bit of a battle, so he’s basically carrying out quite nicely, I would say, in phrases of driving,’ McLaren’s group principal Andrea Stella informed Sky F1. 

‘You would not be ready to say from the outdoors that the driver is basically not feeling really nicely.

‘Oscar is also impressive in the way he discounts with that because he does not seriously want to exhibit it, even to us.

‘He keeps tranquil, he keeps his bearing, but we know that he’s battling, so he’s executing perfectly.’

On Saturday, Piastri stated he’d been suffering from a debilitating sickness that due to the fact arriving in Baku, with his supervisor Mark Webber revealing the Aussie experienced dropped more than 3kilograms.

‘It’s not been the least difficult times for myself, I have been a small bit below the weather conditions,’ Piastri explained to Sky Sports. 

‘I’ve felt better prior to […] but I am going to be high-quality for tomorrow [Sunday].’

Verstappen even now qualified prospects the championship but his hole to Perez has been lower to just six factors, with Alonso third 33 factors at the rear of the reigning earth winner and Hamilton a even further 12 points adrift.  

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