Piastri says Baku lock-up surprised him after Villeneuve criticism
Oscar Piastri said the lock-up that dropped him out of the points in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix caught him by surprise. Jacques Villeneuve later described the error as a "rookie mistake" after Piastri ran wide while defending third place at Baku.
Oscar Piastri lost ground in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after a lock-up at the Baku City Circuit. While running third and defending from Red Bull's Isack Hadjar on the main straight, the Australian had a double lock-up and went wide into the run-off area.
The incident dropped Piastri out of the points. After the race, he said the lock-up had taken him by surprise.
Former world champion Jacques Villeneuve was critical of the mistake, calling it a "rookie mistake."
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