Oscar Piastri had the chance to be a grid child for Daniil Kvyat on the 2015 Australian Grand Prix, however the then-Pink Bull driver crashed on the best way to the grid and so the younger driver did not get the possibility to satisfy him.
On the season-opening 2026 Australian Grand Prix, Piastri suffered the identical destiny as Kvyat when he crashed in the course of the reconnaissance laps on the Albert Park Circuit. And sadly for his grid child, he additionally didn’t get to satisfy the McLaren driver.
“I believe he broke down on the best way to the grid, however sure, similar end result,” Piastri confirmed to the media in Shanghai.
“I did not get to satisfy the grid child that I used to be alleged to have, sadly. I’ve made contact with him and despatched him a video, however sure, unusual coincidence that 11 years later the identical end result’s there.”
The Australian driver defined that for the reason that disappointing begin to his season, he has been working to know what occurred.
“Simply attempting to know,” he stated. “I believe there’s lots of issues to know from the weekend basically, clearly understanding how Sunday went so improper, however I believe I understood the elements that went into it fairly rapidly after which centered on all of the issues I’ve acquired to attempt to do that weekend to be as quick as I can.
Automobile of Oscar Piastri, McLaren
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“That is been the advantage of coming straight into one other race.The benefit of having so many issues to deal with is it is fairly simple to shift your focus onto the longer term.
“It was positive. I performed some padel, noticed my household, which was good as a result of most likely two of the 20 days of the yr I truly get to see them. Simply noticed them and chilled out for a bit.”
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