Oscar Piastri's race ended on the opening lap, marking the first and last safety car restart in the Grand Prix in Baku.

McLaren boss Andrea Stella has denied Oscar Piastri is feeling the pressure of a Formula 1 title fight, claiming Michael Schumacher even had weekends like the Australian did in Baku.

Oscar Piastri took the blame for “silly mistakes” in his “messy” Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend, which ended with a first-lap race crash after the 2025 Formula One championship leader jumped the start and fell to the rear of the field.

After a year that has seen so much success for the team and so few errors from the drivers – especially Piastri – the Baku weekend was a rude awakening for the team and Stella, who has done such a good job of turning McLaren into a winning machine over the past two seasons. He was keen to stress that Piastri will quickly bounce back.

McLaren use Michael Schumacher example in defence of Oscar Piastri. McLaren have defended Oscar Piastri after the world championship leader crashed out of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

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Oscar Piastri says 'silly' errors on his part were behind a disastrous showing at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, where he jumped the start and stalled, before crashing out on the opening lap. But Australia's Formula One championship leader has been handed a massive boost after escaping a grid penalty for the upcoming Singapore GP.

After crashing out in qualifying, Piastri suffered a false start which saw him drop all the way to the back of the pack. His recovery mission swiftly ended in the wall with analysis from Sky F1’s Anthony Davidson suggesting a wide Nico Hulkenberg may have played a part in Piastri’s race-ending crash.