Oscar Piastri Will Not Start the Australian Grand Prix Following a Reconnaissance Lap Crash
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Oscar Piastri Crashes Ahead of Australian GPMARTIN KEEP - Getty ImagesOscar Piastri is out of the Australian Grand Prix before it begins, as the hometown favorite finds his McLaren crumbled following a freak single-car crash on his first reconnaissance lap, Sunday morning.
Piastri throttled up and, with his tires not yet heated, had his wheel spin, throwing the McLaren MCL40 into a spin and into the wall.
Piastri loses his chance at points in the season opener, placing last year's third-place championship finisher at a disadvantage to start the season. McLaren loses out on the much-needed data on the new cars provided by both McLarens completing the full race distance.
Piastri rebounded for a top ten finish last year after he spun out into the grass in last year's rain race, revving his McLaren39 and backing out of the wet grass to make his way back on track and claw back a single point. This year, he'll have no such luck, with no time to compare all the damage caused by the single-car crash just 40 minutes before the scheduled start of the race.
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