Oscar Piastre has described the choice to take away his third-fastest lap time in qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix as “embarrassing”.
The McLaren driver was moved from the top of the second row to seventh after Race Management dominated that he had breached monitor restrictions at flip six by driving all 4 wheels over the white traces marking the sting of the monitor.
Nevertheless, an unimpressed Piestri – who would have began Sunday’s race simply behind team-mate Lando Norris, who completed second in qualifying – was removed from sure that was the case.
“It is embarrassing for me,” mentioned the Australian driver, who completed second to Max Verstappen within the earlier dash Sky Sports activities F1.
“We did all this work for the monitor limits, sprinkled gravel in locations, and I did not even go away the monitor. I stayed on the monitor. It might have been my finest flip six and it will get eliminated.
“I do not know why they spent lots of of 1000’s attempting to alter the final two corners whenever you nonetheless have corners you possibly can transfer.
“However anyway everybody else saved it up, I did not. That is the way it goes.”
Requested to elucidate what he meant by ‘awkward’, Piastre added: ‘It was most likely the most effective Flip Six I’ve had. I used to be on the sting of the monitor; I believe that is what everybody needs to see.
“Once more, we’ve got spent a lot effort to do away with these issues. There is not any purpose for this flip to be an issue for the monitor’s limits, particularly in case you keep on monitor like I did, or not on gravel.
“So, yeah, as a result of I am the one one which’s had this occur to me, I am most likely extra vocal about it now, however I believe it is embarrassing that you just see us reaching the restrict of what we will do and on a centimeter extra and I will be within the gravel and nonetheless utterly wreck my circle – and it is going to be eliminated.”
McLaren have scrutinized the incident at flip six after qualifying and Sky Sports activities understands they’ve made a request to the stewards to look into the alleged infringement once more.
Sky Sports activities F1 – reside schedule of the Austrian Grand Prix
Sunday, June 30
7.25am: F3 particular race
8.55am: F2 particular race
12.30pm: Grand Prix Sunday: Austrian Grand Prix build-up*
14:00: AUSTRIA GRAND PRIX*
16:00: Checkered flag: Austrian GP response*
5:00 p.m.: Ted’s pocket book
*additionally reside on Sky Sports activities Essential Occasion
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