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 Maxꦍ Verstappen at the start in Imola.

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

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

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

Despite briefly dropping to third behind 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell’s Me♑rcedes on the long run down to Turn 1, Verstappen sent it around the outside and caught Piastri off guard.

Piastri admitted he braked earlierᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ than he should have done and in doing so inadvertently gave the Red Bull driver an invitation he would regret.

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

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

"But at that point, I wasn't overly concerned 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

Russell was 🎃unimpresse🌃d that Piastri braked so early into Turn 1.

“**** Piast♛ri, what is he doing?!” Russell lamented over team radio.

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

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

"I was obviously boxed in, I made a really 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 V💜erstappen was sur🦩prised he was able to make the move stick.

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

"And as soon as I braked late and then came off the brakes, I f🤪elt like: 'OK, there might be a move on.' So, I just carried𓃲 the speed in. And, luckily, it basically was sticking.

“It's not an easy move to make but, luckily, e♔verything🎀 went well.”

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

Red B꧑ull team principal Christian Horner praised Verstappen’s commitment, describing the move as “win it or bin i🐈t”.

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

"Oscar was fair and gav💫e him space. He's coming from a way back, and George is up the inside, but he just commits to the corner, and was given enough space by Oscar.

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

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