Piastri almost crashes into Verstappen in the pits: 'F*cking hell!'

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16:32, 31 Aug 2024

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During qualifying in Italy, the pit lane was very crowded. Max Verstappen drove out of his narrow pit box and almost crashed into Oscar Piastri's McLaren. The Australian was released when just then the Red Bull arrived. Verstappen reacted to this moment via team radio.

The Dutchman's pit box is very narrow in the pitlane at Monza. When he drove off to set his last fast lap during Q1, the timing was not ideal. Indeed, Piastri came out of his pit box shortly after and almost drove into the Dutchman.

"Mate, we almost crashed," the Dutchman said over the board radio. "Saw that, Max'', replied his race engineer, Gianpiero Lambiase. The moment was seen by race control and the Australian is being watched.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	179
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	154
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	147
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	108
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	97
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	82
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	76
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	52
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	42
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	39
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	20
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	6
15	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
16	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
17	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Piastri almost crashes into Verstappen in the pits: 'F*cking hell!'

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