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'We need to review': Piastri drops down in qualifying despite fast start

ABC Australia · Jun 13, 2026, 8:50 PM

Key takeaways

  • Oscar Piastri cuts a forlorn figure as he walks through the pits after qualifying.
  • Oscar Piastri will start from seventh at Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix despite a fast start in qualifying.
  • George Russell claimed pole for Mercedes, with Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton in second.

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Oscar Piastri cuts a forlorn figure as he walks through the pits after qualifying. (Getty Images: Jakub Porzycki/Nur Photo)

Oscar Piastri will start from seventh at Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix despite a fast start in qualifying.

George Russell claimed pole for Mercedes, with Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton in second.

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