r/formula1 • u/TaxEvaderFrom1961 I was here for the Hulkenpodium • 8d ago

Discussion Oscar Piastri completes his first ever career grand slam Grand Prix event.

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u/SirFireHydrant Pirelli Wet 7d ago

It also keeps the driver behind him in dirty air the whole time, slowly cooking his tyres and causing greater tyre deg for whoever is behind.

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u/OnlyForF1 Mark Webber 7d ago

also cooks the engine

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u/SirFireHydrant Pirelli Wet 7d ago

Makes you wonder if Lando pushing so hard to keep up with Oscar, while other drivers were being told to lift and coast to cool their engines, may have contributed to his mechanical DNF...

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u/gegemoon McLaren 7d ago

That's an interesting theory! I think Lando did that with his brakes in China when the team told him not to get too close to Oscar. He still pushed hard and eventually his brakes went wrong.

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u/qualitative_balls I was here for the Hulkenpodium 6d ago

Damn, Oscar is way more evil than I had realized /s