Martin Brundle observed a “broken” Oscar Piastri after a McLaren strategy mishap cost the Australian driver victory at the Qatar Grand Prix.

It is a result which has put Piastri firmly on the back foot in the title race with just Abu Dhabi to come. He has fallen to third behind Max Verstappen in the standings, and is 16 points behind Norris with 25 available in Abu Dhabi.

Martin Brundle observed ‘broken’ Oscar Piastri

Piastri has seen his title challenge spiral in recent weeks, but he steadied the ship in Qatar, and it looked as though he was heading for a pivotal result just in the nick of time.

Having controlled the Sprint from pole, Piastri once again claimed the P1 grid slot for the Grand Prix, and looked to be the quickest driver out there.

However, McLaren went against the gra

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