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Piastri puzzled by Turn 1 lock-up in Azerbaijan

Oscar Piastri lost third place after a Turn 1 lock-up in Azerbaijan and finished without points. He is still trying to understand what caused it.

GPBeat · Newsroom27 Sept 2026, 21:01 · 1 min

Piastri went straight on at Turn 1 during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after locking his front wheels while defending third place from Isack Hadjar. He dropped to 15th and ended the race without points.

Speaking to RacingNews365 and other reporters afterwards, Piastri said the lock-up had surprised him and that he needed to review the footage. He wondered whether taking a different line while defending had put him over a bump in the road, but did not identify a cause.

Piastri said he had managed to get more from the car over the weekend and better understood the direction to take with his driving. That made the performance encouraging to him, despite the frustration of leaving with no points.

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SOURCEPiastri staat voor raadsel na weggegooid podiumRacingNews365 Nederland · Source date as found: 2026-09-27

Source context

Source: RacingNews365 Nederland’s 27 September report of Piastri’s post-race comments.

Claims and supporting evidence 3

RacingNews365 reports that Oscar Piastri locked his front wheels while defending third place from Isack Hadjar, went straight on at Turn 1 and dropped to 15th. The article says he scored no points; it does not establish that he finished 15th or that a podium was assured.

This source finding must be read within the stated scope and source context. Azerbaijan Grand Prix race incident 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, reported on 27 September 2026 The incident and points outcome are supported by this one report, not independently checked against a race classification.

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Speaking to RacingNews365 and other reporters after the race, Piastri said the simultaneous front-wheel lock-up surprised him and that he needed to review the footage. He wondered whether his defensive line took him over a bump, without identifying that as the cause.

This source finding must be read within the stated scope and source context. Piastri's explanation of the incident After the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix This is Piastri's account and hypothesis, not a verified technical explanation.

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Piastri said he had not necessarily felt more comfortable in the car, but had managed to get more from it and better understood the direction to take with his driving style. He described the improvement as encouraging despite the lack of points.

This source finding must be read within the stated scope and source context. Piastri's assessment of his weekend After the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix This is the driver's assessment of his performance, not a measured comparison of car pace.

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