{"id":293443,"date":"2023-10-06T20:31:21","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T20:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=293443"},"modified":"2023-10-06T20:31:21","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T20:31:21","slug":"f1-fans-cringe-at-awkward-piastri-interview-as-p3-taken-off-him-live-on-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/racing\/f1\/f1-fans-cringe-at-awkward-piastri-interview-as-p3-taken-off-him-live-on-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 fans cringe at ‘awkward’ Piastri interview as P3 taken off him live on TV"},"content":{"rendered":"
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    F1 fans were left cringing as Oscar Piastri was told mid-interview that he had lost his third place in Qatar Grand Prix qualifying.<\/p>\n

    There was track limit chaos in the desert with both McLaren drivers having their fastest times in Q3 deleted after the session. The Woking squad, now regarded as the second-fastest team after Red Bull, thought they had qualified second and fourth for Sunday\u2019s race. Lando Norris was originally on the front row with world champion-elect Max Verstappen. However, his two track limit infringements saw him relegated down to 10th.<\/p>\n

    That at least moved Piastri up to third behind Verstappen and the Mercedes of George Russell, only for the Australian\u2019s best time to be deleted too, but not before he had joined Naomi Schiff for the top-three interviews. Schiff, already confused as to why Norris wasn\u2019t around, seemed to get the news just as she was joined by Piastri.<\/p>\n

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    She said: \u201cI think we\u2019re just hearing that you\u2019ve had a track limits infringement. Is that accurate? Did you know something was under investigation?\u201d Piastri ruefully replied: \u201cI didn\u2019t know but this is fun, isn\u2019t it? Wonderful!\u201d<\/p>\n

    Schiff awkwardly added: \u201cIt was lovely speaking to you Oscar. Thank you coming to speak to us.\u201d As he walked away, Piastri\u2019s sighed: \u201cI\u2019ll try again tomorrow [during sprint qualifying and the sprint race].\u201d<\/p>\n

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    Fans didn\u2019t know where to look during the excruciating exchange. One said: \u201cFelt really sorry for him.\u201d A second simply said: \u201cCringe.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Another added: \u201cPoor Naomi didn't have a clue who she should be interviewing, \u2018where's Lando\u2019, \u2018why am I interviewing you\u2019 to Oscar! What a mess!\u201d<\/p>\n

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    A fourth commented: \u201cCould have told him after. Handled it like a champ though!\u201d<\/p>\n

    Piastri will now start Sunday\u2019s race down in sixth. McLaren\u2019s loss was Mercedes gain, with Lewis Hamilton joining Russell in the top three. Fernando Alonso will start fourth with Charles Leclerc fifth.<\/p>\n