BAKU, Azerbaijan -- Formula 1 championship leader Oscar Piastri crashed out of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on the first lap of the race, handing a massive chance for Lando Norris to reignite the title fight.

Piastri, who leads McLaren teammate Norris by 31 points, appeared to have a nervy, sluggish getaway off the line and dropped to the back of the field.

As he made his way around the first lap, he slid off at Turn 5 and hit the wall, ending his race immediately and bringing to an end his 34-race streak of finishing in the points.

"Sorry, guys," Piastri said on the radio, before climbing out of the car.

Norris started from seventh and will now look to take a chunk out of the points gap.

Piastri's crash triggered a safety car, continuing the drama of the weekend -- Saturday's qualif

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