{"id":347825,"date":"2023-11-19T23:46:36","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T00:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=347825"},"modified":"2023-11-20T03:03:11","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T03:03:11","slug":"piastri-fumes-at-tyre-rule-after-late-plummet-in-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=347825","title":{"rendered":"Piastri fumes at tyre rule after late plummet in Vegas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aussie F1<\/a> rookie Oscar Piastri<\/a> was left fuming at the class' tyre compound rules after he was sent toppling down the order in the closing stages of Sunday's Las Vegas Grand Prix<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Piastri qualified in 18th \ufeffposition but carried out a spirited drive over the 50 laps of the Las Vegas Strip, which at one stage saw him fighting for a podium finish.<\/p>\n

The 22-year-old \ufefftook the chequered flag in 10th, just inside the point placings, but sat fourth with six laps remaining before a switch from the hard compound tyres to the medium compound tyres caused him to loose time and track position.<\/p>\n

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\"Oscar<\/p>\n

Buoyed by the decision to pass up a mid-race pit stop under the second safety car period, Piastri jumped from ninth to third place.<\/p>\n

However, the tactic ultimately backfired later in the race when he was forced to pit for a different compound of tyre.<\/p>\n

Piastri had started the race on a set of the Pirelli hard compound tyres, pitting on Lap 16 for a second set of the same after picking up a puncture.<\/p>\n

Under \ufeffF1's rules, the use of two different tyre compounds is mandated.<\/p>\n

To avoid being penalised, \ufeffPiastri had to stop for a second time to have mediums fitted, conceding most of the advantage he had built.<\/p>\n

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"I think the timing of the safety car was pretty much perfect for the guys that stayed out on mediums at the start," Piastri told media post-race.<\/p>\n

"I was really wishing the rule of using two compounds didn't exist, because I would have just gone to the end on the hards [tyre].<\/p>\n

"We had the pace to hang on to people, so that was a shame. The pace of the car was a really good surprise.<\/p>\n

"It almost feels like we deserved a bit more than P10."\ufeff<\/p>\n

With fresh tyres, \ufeffPiastri set the fastest lap of the race, picking up a consolation point.<\/p>\n

Earlier, the Melburnian had been moving up the placings when he made wheel-to-wheel contact with Mercedes' \ufeffLewis Hamilton at turn 14 on lap 16.<\/p>\n

Both cars suffered punctures and were forced to pit.<\/p>\n

"It was kind of just an awkward one," Piastri said of the incident with Hamilton.<\/p>\n

"Neither of us had really committed to the corner that much and we both committed at the last minute.<\/p>\n

\"Oscar<\/p>\n

"Then I was trying to back out of it, but we just ended up meeting in the middle.<\/p>\n

"I don't think it really hurt our race in all honesty. It would have been interesting to see if a one-stop [with stints on the hard and medium] could have worked.<\/p>\n

"A lot of things for a lot of people went wrong in that race, and I think I was in the same boat."<\/p>\n

Piastri's McLaren<\/a> teammate Lando Norris had his \ufeffrace brought to a premature end just four laps in after losing the rear end of his car and spinning into the wall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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