Oscar Piastri will start the Italian Grand Prix in second place after an impressive showing in qualifying at Monza. The Australian, however, didn't have the smoothest session. His team released him into the path of Max Verstappen, who dramatically swerved to avoid the Australian in the pits. Piastri escapes without a penalty, but his team must pay the FIA 10,000 euros for their mistake, which the stewards deemed as unsafe. Read the stewards' full analysis and report of the incident below.
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