Oscar Piastri suffered a disastrous end to his first Formula 1 race as he was forced to retire after just 17 laps.
He would have been hoping for a shot at points at the Bahrain Grand Prix, though McLaren were not showing a great deal of pace in their car. In the end, though, a reliability problem meant a premature end to the Aussie's race as he was forced to pit.
Chief executive Zak Brown confirmed that the issue was caused by a suspected electrical fault. To make matters worse, Lando Norris was suffering from an engine-related problem as well which was having to be managed by the team.
