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Piastri Nails Bold Opening-Lap Move
Oscar Piastri used a hard tyre strategy to overtake teammate Lando Norris on the first lap at Yas Marina, capitalizing on Norris's slower start, race data shows.
- On the opening lap, Oscar Piastri passed teammate Lando Norris around turn 9 at Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, aided by his hard tyres versus Norris's mediums.
- Lando Norris suffered a slow getaway and was under pressure from Charles Leclerc through turns two three and four, with Leclerc holding DRS while Norris could not deploy it.
- The Yas Marina circuit typically yields just 30 overtakes, with 58 laps and the pole sitter winning 11 of 17 races since 2009.
- The pass reshapes title permutations as all three championship leaders stand by the trophy, while Max Verstappen enters strong after winning five of his last eight races.
- Amid questions over team orders, McLaren said `Everyone is totally aligned, we had a conversation with both drivers` and recalled Piastri yielding to Norris after Monza pit-stop-gate this year.
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