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Piastri ignored race engineer on overtake that won Azerbaijan GP

Oscar Piastri says his winning pass on Charles Leclerc in Formula 1's Azerbaijan Grand Prix came right after his race engineer urged him to bring in his new tyres cautiously.

Piastri made his winning move on lap 20 of the 53 lap one-stop race, right after the only pitstop sequence, with the McLaren driver and Leclerc fighting tooth and nail for the rest of what turned out to be punishing hard tyre stint for both.

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