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Oscar Piastri has lost his front-row starting position at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix for impeding Kevin Magnussen during qualifying. The McLaren driver originally qualified just 0.074s behind Ma…
Oscar Piastri has lost his front-row starting position at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix for impeding Kevin Magnussen during qualifying. The Haas driver was reportedly held up by Piastri at the chicane during Q1, failing to advance. Piastri received a three-place grid penalty for impeding Magnussen, with the stewards stating that his team failed to inform him of the approaching car soon enough. Despite Piastri’s explanation that he couldn’t see Magnussen until it was too late, the team radio review revealed the lack of early warning. As a result, Piastri will now start from fifth place, with Norris moving to the front row alongside Verstappen for the race on Sunday. Leclerc and Sainz will form row two on the grid.
