Oscar Piastri: Damage prevention in the Chinese GP / Formula 1

The Formula 1 World Championship race in China started well for Oscar Piastri. The young McLaren star started from fifth place on the grid and was able to maintain his position during that time. But hopes of a good result were dashed when the Australian suffered a rear-end collision caused by Lance Stroll during the safety car phase before the restart.

The Aston Martin driver crashed into the back of Daniel Ricciardo in the hairpin braking zone, who in turn ended up behind the young McLaren driver. “The car was badly damaged, I don’t know how much time we lost because of that, but when I looked back after the race, it was gone a lot.”

“I think that explains to a large extent the deficit I had. In the first part of the race the performance seemed fine, I lost a bit of speed, but it was not too bad. But after the restart, all I could do was minimize the damage,” shouted the 23-year-old from Melbourne.

Piastri is now hoping for new parts that the team has planned for the next race in Miami. “I hope that they will make the car faster. Let’s see what we can achieve with this. “I hope, of course, that we will be able to fight for the podium positions regularly,” he said.

China-GP, Shanghai International Circuit

01. Max Verstappen (NL), Red Bull Racing, 1:40:52,554 h
02. Lando Norris (GB), McLaren, +13,773 sec
03. Sergio Pérez (MEX), Red Bull Racing, +19,160
04. Charles Leclerc (MC), Ferrari, +23,623
05. Carlos Sainz (E), Ferrari, +33,983
06. George Russell (GB), Mercedes, +38,724
07. Fernando Alonso (E), Aston Martin, +43,414
08. Oscar Piastri (AUS), McLaren, +56.198
09. Lewis Hamilton (GB), Mercedes, +57,986
10. Nico Hülkenberg (D), Haas, +1:00,476 min
11. Esteban Ocon (F), Alpine, +1:02,812
12. Alex Albon (T), Williams, +1:05,506
13. Pierre Gasly (F), Alpine, +1:09,223
14. Guanyu Zhou (RCH), Sauber, +1:11,689
15. Lance Stroll (CDN), Aston Martin, +1:22,768
16. Kevin Magnussen (DK), Haas, +1:27.553
17. Logan Sargeant (USA), Williams, +1:35,110
outside
Daniel Ricciardo (AUS), Racing Bull, collision
Yuki Tsunoda (J), Bulls Racing, Collision
Valtteri Bottas (FIN), clean, engine

World Championship Position (after 5 out of 24 Grands Prix and 1 out of 6 Sprints)

the driver
01. Verstappen 110 points
02. Perez 85
03. Leclerc 76
04. Sainz 69
05. Norris 58
06. Plate 38
07. Russell 33
08. Alonso 31
09. Hamilton 19
10. Walk 9
11. Tsunoda 7
12. Oliver Bearman (GB) 6
13. Hulkenberg 4
14. Magnussen 1
15. Alboni 0
16. Okon 0
17. Zhou 0
18. Ricciardo 0
19. 0 gas
20. Bota 0
21. Sergeant 0

Builders Cup
01. Red Bull Racing 195 Punkte
02. Ferrari 151
03. McLaren 96
04. Mercedes 52
05. Aston Martin 40
06. Running Bull 7
07. Exactly 5
08. Williams 0
09. Alpine 0
10. Sauber 0