Piastri caught out by track limits in SQ: ‘I tried to go too fast’

Oscar Piastri’s Sprint race prospects in Austin took a major hit on Friday when the McLaren driver was eliminated at the first hurdle in qualifying.

The Aussie found himself struggling with track limits at The Circuit of the Americas, admittedly for trying too hard during his final flyer in SQ1.

The McLaren charger had initially set the seventh fastest lap, more than good enough to progress to the next segment. However, his time was invalidated after he ran wide at the penultimate corner...