Home hero Piastri crashes out before Australian Grand Prix - Reuters
Home hero Piastri crashes out before Australian Grand Prix Reuters
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Notable Quotes
"Essentially, I had 100 kilowatts more power than I've had the whole weekend, at the point that I shifted."
— Oscar Piastri , Athlete
"That's definitely disappointing for Oscar at his home race."
— Zak Brown , Executive
"Pretty silent crowd here after that. Shame to see."
— Pat Cummins , Athlete
"I’m just very sorry, obviously, for everyone that came out and wanted to support me."
— Oscar Piastri , Athlete
"A scenario like that just shouldn’t happen, it’s obviously very disappointing it did."
— Oscar Piastri , Athlete
"There was a big element of it that was me."
— Oscar Piastri , Athlete
"I have used that exit curb every lap of the weekend, but I didn’t have to."
— Oscar Piastri , Athlete
"At the same time, I had about a hundred kilowatts of extra power that I didn’t expect, which is not insignificant."
— Oscar Piastri , Athlete
"We need to review fully what happened."
— Oscar Piastri , Athlete
"A lot. It’s a shame. Things like that shouldn’t be happening anywhere, especially at my home race."
— Oscar Piastri , Athlete
"We had a bit of an issue out of the pits with no battery basically."
— Oscar Piastri , Athlete
"We've not seen anything on the data so far. He didn't say anything on the radio, so we'll do a post-mortem after the race and see what happened."
— Zak Brown , Executive
"Obviously very disappointing, I don't really have many other words than that. I'm just very sorry, obviously, for everyone that came out and wanted to support me."
— Oscar Piastri , Athlete
"Clearly, it still lives."
— Oscar Piastri , Athlete
Key People
Angus Crichton is a rugby league player from Australia.
Charles Leclerc is a Monegasque racing driver competing in Formula 1 for Ferrari.
Cody Simpson is a swimmer and singer from Australia.
Dave Lawson is an actor and husband of Sarah Snook.
Emma Lyon is the wife of cricketer Nathan Lyon.
George Russell is a British Formula 1 racing driver currently racing for Mercedes.
Gillon McLachlan is a former AFL executive.
Greg Norman is a former Australian professional golfer.
Jess Fox is an Olympic paddler from Australia.
Jordan Mailata is a Super Bowl-winning player from Australia.
Kevin Dotson is an NFL player who attended the Australian GP.
Kimi Antonelli is an Italian Formula 1 racing driver competing for Mercedes.
Kyren Williams is an NFL player who attended the Australian GP.
British racing driver and defending champion in Formula 1.
Lara Worthington is a model known for her public appearances.
Lewis Hamilton is a British racing driver and a multiple-time Formula 1 World Champion.
Max Verstappen is a Dutch racing driver and the reigning Formula 1 World Champion.
Michael Dickson is a Super Bowl-winning player from Australia.
Nathan Lyon is a cricketer from Australia.
Oscar Piastri is a driver for McLaren.
Pat Cummins is the captain of the Australian cricket team.
Ricky Ponting is a former Australian cricket captain.
Sam Walker is a rugby league player making his mark in the State of Origin series.
Sarah Snook is an actress known for her role in Succession.
New Zealand filmmaker and actor known for his comedic films.
Terry Crews is a Hollywood star who attended the Australian GP.
Travis Auld is the CEO of the Australian Grand Prix Corporation.
Zak Brown is the CEO of McLaren Racing, overseeing the Formula 1 team.
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<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMirwFBVV95cUxNdW1RZUxEUk1mdDZURHhqWEk5RTFST05velRzMzdibFduQmlycU5zWEVUd0dsbUR2aUh5bUxlMHNiSzlFYTRnTVpnbWpscWw0dnJGa09Yel84RXYyRXhYMHFHNTF2YndPVEtsUnpFejVKMFZwSUVjREozZTVHTjZEcXdWREJqWFBwaWEtMHh2Sktmc01keS1zSzZIWTFhM0hpZFZsMGx2a0pkNzJ0REFZ?oc=5" target="_blank">Home hero Piastri crashes out before Australian Grand Prix</a> <font color="#6f6f6f">Reuters</font>
Local favourite Oscar Piastri crashed his McLaren during a reconnaissance lap at the Australian Grand Prix, ending his race before it began.
McLaren driver Oscar Piastri apologised to fans after crashing during the formation lap at his home race in Melbourne.
Oscar Piastri attributed his pre-race crash at the Australian Grand Prix to a combination of cold tyres and unexpected power delivery.
Oscar Piastri crashed his McLaren on the reconnaissance lap, ruling him out of the Australian Grand Prix before it started.
Oscar Piastri crashed on his reconnaissance lap before the Australian Grand Prix, ruling him out of his home race in Melbourne.
Oscar Piastri crashed his McLaren on the way to the grid at his home race, preventing him from starting the Australian Grand Prix.
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