The Azerbaijan Grand Prix was Oscar Piastri 's worst race of the 2025 season thus far after he crashed out on the opening lap, bringing out the safety car. The incident will have a serious effect on his championship lead over his teammate, Lando Norris.

Following a disappointing qualifying session yesterday, when he crashed in Q3 of the qualifying session at Baku, Piastri's weekend ended badly with a second crash after the race start.

Piastri jumped the race start and stopped, only to get going again. The error cost him a good race start. Eager to recover positions, the Australian driver pushed hard but slid into the wall at Turn 5.

Piastri was asked about the incident after the race and if he had crashed into any other cars. He said:

"No, just locked up and went off."

Speaking on

See Full Page