McLaren not concerned by Piastri's 'one-off' Baku crash

Oscar Piastri crashed out on Lap 1 of the Azerbaijan GP after he ran into the barrier.

It was a rare mistake for the Australian, which doesn't make McLaren team principal Andrea Stella concerned at all.

"I've worked with multiple-time champions and in a season, every season, even [in] the most dominant [one], even by one of the best drivers in the history of Formula One, like Michael Schumacher, I have seen events like this, events in which the most you take away is the learning," the Italian began.

"So a one-off weekend in which things don't go your way and you ultimately have lots to review is no surprise, no exception that we should be worried about because this has happened to pretty much all champions, even the ones with the best track record," Stella concluded.

While this weekend, Verstappen headed to Germany where he won his first GT3 race at the famous Nordschleife, last Sunday, he also crossed the finish line first in Azerbaijan.

After this result, 69 points separate the Australian and the defending world champion in the drivers' standings.

Piastri's teammate, Lando Norris, is currently 25 points behind.

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