The position of Piastri on the starting grid for the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix was demoted from third to seventh. The track limits violation at Turn 6, which led to this penalty, was described by McLaren driver Oscar Piastri as “embarrassing”. Despite his strong performance in the previous Sprint race, where he finished in second place, Piastri’s qualifying time, which was 0.068s behind his teammate Lando Norris, was invalidated due to the track limits infringement. The issue of track limits has been a source of controversy at the Red Bull Ring, with over 1200 violations investigated during the previous race. While measures have been taken to address the situation at the last two corners, Piastri believes that other corners have been neglected. He expressed his frustration, stating that he stayed on the track and yet his best performance at Turn 6 was deleted. Piastri questions the significant investment made to modify the last two corners when there are still corners where drivers can go off track. Despite his disappointment, Piastri acknowledges that other drivers managed to stay within the track limits, unlike him.
