Unyielding Escapade: Oscar Piastri Escapes Consequences
McLaren Driver Piastri Escapes Grid Penalty in Baku Amidst Yellow Flag Breach
In the Formula 1 event in Baku, McLaren driver Oscar Piastri received an official reprimand for a breach under yellow flags during the second free practice. This was Piastri's first reprimand in the current season.
The incident occurred due to Piastri not sufficiently slowing down in the yellow zone after an oversteer from Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli in Turn 1. However, the stewards found that Piastri did not see any yellow signals between marshal posts 1.2 and light panel #3, which were already on green.
Despite the breach, Piastri was not issued a grid penalty due to mitigating circumstances. The panel's signal only applied from that point and meant that Piastri was still in a yellow zone, despite the green signal. Moreover, the zone was released one second after Piastri saw the signal, making the timing of the incident a mitigating circumstance.
This is reminiscent of the incident in Monza, where Piastri also visited the stewards due to an offense during the free practice sessions. However, in Monza, his team received a penalty for an offense in the pit lane, but Piastri himself did not receive a grid penalty.
It is unlikely that Piastri's reprimand will be used as a sporting penalty this year. The reprimand for Piastri in Baku was issued after an offense during the second free practice, similar to Monza. However, unlike the one he escaped in Monza, the reprimand in Baku was not a grid penalty.
The reprimand in Baku feels like a déjà vu for Piastri, as he navigates the complexities of the Formula 1 racing season. Despite the different penalties received by his team, Piastri's escaping a grid penalty in both Baku and Monza is similar. The racing season continues, with Piastri and McLaren looking to bounce back from these incidents.
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