McLaren's Formula One rookie Oscar Piastri blamed inexperience for a disappointing qualifying on Saturday ahead of his home Australian Grand Prix debut.
The 21-year-old Melbourne-born driver will start 16th in Sunday's race, with British team mate Lando Norris set to line up 13th."We adjusted the front wing a little bit for the last run and maybe it wasn’t quite the best for the track conditions improving," Piastri told Sky Sports television.
Piastri is the only Australian on the grid, with experienced multiple race winner Daniel Ricciardo -- his predecessor at McLaren -- taking a year out as Red Bull reserve while he considers his future. "All weekend it’s been difficult to get the first lap going with the tyres, just because it’s so cold," he said. "I think what we did was fine, just not quite quick enough."
"The driver admitted that he had lost concentration and was preparing to do a practice start but attempted it a lap too early, having failed to take the chequered flag before doing so," stewards noted.
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