P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Oscar Piastri suffered a shock Q1 exit hours after topping FP3 at the Mexico City Grand Prix.
Following his unexpected elimination in Q1 at the Mexico City Grand Prix, Oscar Piastri expressed his determination to analyze his team-mate Lando Norris’s performance in last year’s 2023 race. Despite topping FP3, Piastri faced a disappointing Q1 exit, ending his streak of consistently making Q3 this season. His initial lap in Q1 on medium tires was marred by a lock-up, leading to a switch to soft tires. Unfortunately, his subsequent attempts on the same set of softs were not enough to advance, resulting in his elimination along with other drivers. Piastri will start 17th, coincidentally the same position from which Norris launched an impressive climb to fifth place in the previous year’s race at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. The Australian driver has acknowledged the importance of learning from his team-mate’s past performance to navigate through the field effectively. Reflecting on his qualifying mishap, Piastri attributed his setback to a costly mistake while emphasizing the need to bounce back from the error on the challenging Mexico City circuit.
