Oscar Piastri has been left blaming himself for a calamitous weekend at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after he crashed out on the first lap and then had to watch forlornly from a plastic chair at trackside in Baku as his world championship lead was cut.
But while Max Verstappen drove away to a masterful victory in his Red Bull on Sunday, Piastri could at least reflect the damage hadn't be too bad to his title hopes as his main contender, McLaren teammate Lando Norris, could only finish seventh.
For the third race in a row, Norris had wretched luck, suffering another poor pitstop that ensured he couldn't get among the big points, and he ended up gaining only six on Piastri to trim his lead to 25 points.
