As Formula One enters the final third of the season, the fight for the drivers’ championship is at an exciting stage. Before the previous round in Azerbaijan, it seemed as if the battle would be between McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris, with the former ahead by 31 points.

But around the streets of Baku, Piastri produced one of the most shocking performances from a title contender in recent memory. The Australian, who had not qualified outside the top four in 2025, crashed in the final part of qualifying to start ninth.

Gloomy weekend

On Sunday, he compounded his misery. His race lasted less than a minute, during which he made a series of errors. He jumped the start and stalled the car on the grid, trying to correct it, which left him last before the first corner. Piastri then bi

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