Oscar Piastri earns pole position at Spanish GP
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PlanetF1 on MSNOscar Piastri admits there was a ‘price to pay’ for blistering qualifying lap in SpainOscar Piastri stormed to his fourth pole position of the season in Spain, but he admitted he'd probably do it differently next time.
In a commanding performance, Oscar Piastri claimed pole position at the Spanish Grand Prix, surpassing teammate Lando Norris. McLaren dominated the front row, leaving last year's winner Max Verstappen in third.
If the first two hours of practice at the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix are any indication, McLaren remains the team to beat. Even with the new Technical Directive impacting front wings that was put into place ahead of this weekend.
Oscar Piastri has acquired a reputation for keeping cool under pressure, and even after winning, but just don't call him "Ice Boy".
The F1 world championship leader produced a stunning lap in qualifying to beat McLaren teammate and direct title rival Lando Norris to pole at Barcelona by 0.209 seconds. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was third-quickest, 0.302s slower than Piastri.
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Oscar Piastri took pole for the Spanish Grand Prix after Lando Norris made too many mistakes on his final qualifying lap, though his response was rather different to usual
Formula One championship leader Oscar Piastri seized pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix on Saturday with teammate and title rival Lando Norris completing a McLaren front row sweep.