F1 Spanish GP LIVE:Early collision costs Piastri dearly; Norris suffers horror pitstop
Oscar Piastri’s increasingly underwhelming F1 2026 season has taken another bad turn in Madrid with a “pretty shocking” qualifying lap at the Spanish Grand Prix.
The Australian’s hugely disappointing seventh-place finish in qualifying on the new Madring street circuit came as teammate Lando Norris delivered a pole-grabbing lap hailed by McLaren’s team boss as a “masterpiece”.
The world champion produced his dazzling lap in the sunshine seemingly from nowhere, clocking a 1 minute 31.82 seconds circuit to beat Mercedes star Kimi Antonelli by just 0.011 of a second, with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen third and Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton fourth.
Piasri – who was n early a half a second behind his teammate – said he was disappointed with the result, but said his eyes are looking to 2027.
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