What Oscar Piastri learned from Max Verstappen’s ‘win it or bin it’ move

Oscar Piastri says he will learn from being caught out by Max Verstappen at th𒐪e 🦄start in Imola.

Verstappen took the lead at Turn 1
Verstappen took the lead at Turn 1

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Oscar Piastri has vowed to learn from 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen’s audacious around-the-outside overtake at the start of the F1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

Verstappen pulled off a spectacular move under braking to snatch the lead from McLaren’s Piastri at the first corner, before going on to claim a dꦉominant victory at Imola.

Despite briefly dropping to third behind 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell’s Mercedes on the long run down to Turn 1, Vers﷽tappen sent it around the outside and caught Piastri off guard.

Piastri admitted he braked ea🌼rlier than he should have do♒ne and in doing so inadvertently gave the Red Bull driver an invitation he would regret.

“Yeah, I thought I had it pretty under ꦏcontrol, and it was a good move from Max. So, I'll learn for next time, clearlyܫ,” said Piastri, whose championship lead has been cut to 13 points after a third place finish.

"Definitely would have ✃done something different [in hindsight]. I would have braked 10 metres later probably. Yeah. That's all. Live and learn.

"But at that poinꦏt, I wasn't overly co🍸ncerned to not be in the lead. But then our pace just wasn't as strong as I expected.”

The start of Sunday's Grand Prix
The start of Sunday's Grand Prix

Russe🌠ll was unimpressed that Piastri br꧟aked so early into Turn 1.

“**** Piastri, what is he doing?!” Russell lamented ov✱er team radio.

The Mercedes driver had been able to edge ahead of Verstappen on the inside but felt Piastri left the do🍌or open for Verstappen, adding “you know Max is going to take it”.

"That was a bit frustrating," conceded Russell, who was left bemoaning Merced൲es’ lack of pace as he slumped to seventh.

"I was obviously boxed in, I made a re𒁃ally strong start, but the track's just too narrow for these big F1 cars these days, there's nothing we can do.

"He [Piastri] could've left the door open to me and braked very late himself and he'd have been leading, I'd have been♔ second.”

How did Verstappen make stunning move stick?

Even Verstapp๊en was surprised he w🎐as able to make the move stick.

“I was quite far back," the Dutchman explained. "At the time🧔 before braking, I was basically in P3. But, of course, I was on the normal brakin🦩g line, but I still had to come from far.

"And as soon as I braked late and then came off the brakes, I felt like: 'OK, there might be a move on.' So, I just ༺carried the speed in. And, luckily, it basicall﷽y was sticking.

“It's not an easy move ꦜto make bꦍut, luckily, everything went well.”

Piastri lost the lead to Verstappen at Turn 1
Piastri lost the lead to Verstappen at Turn 1

Red Bull team principal Ch൲ristian Horner praised Verstappen’s commitment, describing the move as “win it orꩲ bin it”.

"His start, and that first corner was kind of win it or bin it, the commitment that he had,” Hornerꦇ said.

"Oscar was fair and gave him space. He's coming from a way back, and George is up the inside, but he just commits to the co♓rner, and was given enough space by Oꦜscar.

"And that was the last they saw of him."
 

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