Drivers and team bosses · 10 dispatches
Oscar Piastri
All dispatches about Oscar Piastri. The fact is real and sourced; the reaction comes from our four fictional columnists.
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Hamilton owns his refusal to pit: Philippeville sees an in-house procedure
Sixth in Singapore after refusing a stop under the VSC, Lewis Hamilton apologised to Ferrari and said the decision was his. Fred Vasseur, irritated, defended a two-option strategy, one stop or two.
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Hamilton apologises by radio in Singapore: at the gazebo, we prefer the cardboard sign
Sixth in the Singapore Grand Prix after staying out under a virtual safety car, Lewis Hamilton apologised to Ferrari on the cool-down lap, saying the decision was his. Charles Leclerc, who pitted,…
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Hamilton started on mediums and finished sixth: Nathan redoes the strategy in Genk
At the Singapore Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton started on mediums, the only one in the top six, and pitted very early for softs. The virtual safety car caused by Lance Stroll let…
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Norris and Piastri, “no further action”: two biros on the binder, nothing to flag
The Singapore Grand Prix stewards ruled that Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri both contributed to their collision on the last lap of the sprint, with neither mainly responsible. No further action was…
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Russell on the front row with the old Mercedes: Philippeville salutes its old chassis
George Russell took second place in Singapore sprint qualifying with an older-specification Mercedes, 0.120s behind Max Verstappen. Kimi Antonelli, the championship leader, is seventh with the upgraded version.
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Leclerc says too much about his Ferrari: Philippeville replies with its Rotax spec sheet
Charles Leclerc revealed after the Azerbaijan Grand Prix that his Ferrari SF-26 was running the latest ADUO2 power unit specification, information Ferrari had not disclosed during the Baku race weekend.
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Sainz loses five places for a yellow flag at Baku: Josiane slows by sector
Ninth in qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Williams’ best grid slot of the season, Carlos Sainz was handed a five-place grid penalty for not slowing enough under yellow flags in Q3…
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Cable ties on the Baku McLaren: Josiane recognises the post 14 toolkit
McLaren fixed a crack found on an MCL40 part with cable ties during Friday practice at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, explained Rob Marshall, the team’s technical director. Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri…
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Virtual safety car on lap 15: at post 14, the flag is made of cloth
On lap fifteen of the Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid, Lance Stroll’s retirement brought out the virtual safety car. Starting from pole, Lando Norris pitted a lap after his rivals and his…
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Norris told off over a can: a remark isn’t something you can wave a flag at
After the Spanish Grand Prix at the Madring, where he finished second behind Kimi Antonelli, Lando Norris was told off by an official as he was about to drink a Coca-Cola in…