{"id":768598,"date":"2026-03-08T12:31:47","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T07:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news24online.com\/?p=768598"},"modified":"2026-03-08T14:06:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T08:36:43","slug":"mclarens-oscar-piastri-gets-involved-in-major-crash-in-australian-gp-watch-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news24online.com\/sports\/mclarens-oscar-piastri-gets-involved-in-major-crash-in-australian-gp-watch-video\/768598\/","title":{"rendered":"McLaren&#8217;s Oscar Piastri gets involved in major crash in Australian GP &#8211; Watch video"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There was a shocking incident that took place at the Albert Park Circuit as Oscar Piastri crashed during the warm-up lap of the Australian Grand Prix. The McLaren driver lost control of his MCL38 while exiting Turn 4, a high-speed section of the Melbourne circuit known for catching out even experienced drivers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">OSCAR PIASTRI IS OUT!!!!<br><br>Oscar Piastri crashed on the way to the grid ahead of the Australian GP.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OF9H7Wzy34\">pic.twitter.com\/OF9H7Wzy34<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/F1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#F1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Formula1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Formula1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AusGP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AusGP<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Desi Racing Co (@DesiRacingco) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DesiRacingco\/status\/2030487608875495779?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>The incident resulted in a very significant damage to the car as it started spinning across the tract and struck the barriers hard. Fortunately, Piastri was able to step out of the car without assistance and appeared unharmed. The disappointment of him missing the home race was very evident with thousands of local fans hoping to see him compete for a podium finish. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For McLaren, Piastri&#8217;s exit is a major setback and the team&#8217;s chances now reply on Lando Norris who has the responsibility of challenging the front-runners alone. The race is scheduled to start from 3 PM local time, the team&#8217;s engineers had to quickly shift the focus on Norris&#8217; strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One also grabbed team attention at the front of the grid. George Russell secured a pole position and highlighted Mercedes growing competitiveness in this season. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For McLaren, Piastri&#8217;s exit is a major setback and the team&#8217;s chances now reply on Lando Norris who has the responsibility of challenging the front-runners alone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":768623,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","short_title":"","seo-keywords":"","news-seo-keywords":"Oscar Piastri, oscar piastri crash, oscar piastri australian grand prix crash, oscar piastri accident, oscar piastri mclaren crash, australian grand prix crash, oscar piastri melbourne crash, mclaren driver oscar piastri crash, oscar piastri warm up lap crash, albert park crash oscar piastri, australian gp 2026 crash, oscar piastri news, oscar piastri crash video, mclaren f1 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