Oscar Piastri says last-corner lock-up cost him chance at F1 Miami GP sprint pole

Piastri reveals lock-up that "probably" cost him Sprint pole in F1 Miami GP

Oscar Piastri will start the Sprint for the F1 Miami GP from second on the grid, as the McLaren driver qualified just under five hundredths of a second back from rookie sensation Kimi Antonelli in a very close qualifying session. The championship leader looked very quick throughout the whole weekend, but ultimately was pipped to pole position by the 18-year-old Mercedes driver. Piastri reveals last corner lock-up that “probably” cost him pole Sp…

Piastri reveals where pole ‘went away’ from him in Miami

Oscar Piastri believes he would have secured pole position for the Miami Grand Prix Sprint race without a small mistake on his final SQ3 run, but the McLaren driver still described himself as “pretty happy” with P2 on the grid.

Oscar Piastri reveals costly error that denied him Miami F1 sprint

Oscar Piastri was left to rue a costly mistake in sprint qualifying for the Miami Grand Prix

Oscar Piastri: McLaren has pace to ‘unlock’ in Miami after missing F1 Sprint pole

Oscar Piastri rued a lock-up that cost him pole position for the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix Sprint race, but he remains confident McLaren is in the “fight”. The championship leader missed out on a third Sprint pole of his career as Mercedes rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli beat Piastri’s time by 0.045 seconds. Earlier on, in the only free practice session of the weekend, the Australian topped the timing sheets as McLaren laid down an early marker. H…

Oscar Piastri says last-corner lock-up cost him chance at F1 Miami GP sprint pole

Oscar Piastri blamed a last-corner lock-up for his inability to beat Andrea Kimi Antonelli to the Miami Grand Prix sprint pole, having lost a scant 0.045s to the Formula 1 rookie.Antonelli had set a 1m26.482s benchmark among the final runs of the session, leapfrogging Max Verstappen's second attempt at a timed lap on the soft tyres in SQ3.But the Italian youngster had an agonising wait ...Keep reading

Piastri blames F1 Miami GP sprint pole miss on last-corner lock-up

Oscar Piastri blamed a last-corner lock-up for his inability to beat Andrea Kimi Antonelli to the Miami Grand Prix sprint pole, having lost a scant 0.045s to the Formula 1 rookie.Antonelli had set a 1m26.482s benchmark among the final runs of the session, leapfrogging Max Verstappen's second attempt at a timed lap on the soft tyres in SQ3.But the Italian youngster had an agonising wait ...Keep reading