P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Oscar Piastri was placed under investigation by Emilia Romagna Grand Prix stewards after qualifying second.
Oscar Piastri lost his front-row starting slot at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix due to a stewards’ investigation. During Q1, he was found to have blocked Haas driver Kevin Magnussen at Turn 2, leading to Magnussen’s elimination. Although Piastri qualified within a tenth of pole-sitter Max Verstappen, the stewards determined that he unnecessarily impeded Magnussen during his hot lap. Piastri argued that he couldn’t see Magnussen due to the track layout, an explanation accepted by Magnussen as well. However, the stewards believed McLaren should have warned Piastri of Magnussen’s approach sooner, leading to the ruling of “unnecessary impeding.” Consequently, Lando Norris moves up to second, Charles Leclerc to third, and Carlos Sainz to fourth on the starting grid, with Piastri slipping to fifth.
