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Oscar Piastri was in a defiant mood over his driving tactics during the US Grand Prix Sprint race collision.
Oscar Piastri has explained his actions at Turn 1 during the United States GP Sprint, which resulted in the DNF of both McLarens. Piastri attempted a switchback manoeuvre on Lando Norris, colliding with Nico Hulkenberg and ultimately eliminating both McLarens and Fernando Alonso’s Aston Martin.
Max Verstappen won the Sprint, reducing his deficit to Piastri to 55 points, and then claimed pole with Norris second and Piastri in 6th. If they finished in those positions in the race, Verstappen would be 38 points behind Piastri, and Norris just 12 with 141 points left.
Piastri defended his actions, calling the incident a racing incident and stating that he couldn’t just let cars pass by taking up all the space. He remained defiant when asked about the incident and how he planned to navigate the start of the main grand prix from 6th place.
Piastri emphasized that he would assess the risks, take opportunities that arise, and strive to do his best, as he has done throughout his career.
