Oscar Piastri made an impressive recovery, climbing into the top 10 after initially starting at the rear of the field in Las Vegas. However, his race took a turn for the worse when he suffered a puncture during the Grand Prix after a collision with Lewis Hamilton.
Oscar Piastri is unconvinced that the puncture he received after making contact with Lewis Hamilton affected his final outcome in the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
Both Piastri and Hamilton experienced punctures while fighting for position on Lap 16. Piastri quickly pitted for a new set of Hards and had to make another pit-stop, while Hamilton kept going until the puncture became apparent just after he passed the pit-entry. This meant he had to go a full lap before he could pit.
Piastri climbed as high as fourth place, but made a pit stop towards the end of the race to switch to Medium tyres in order to comply with the regulation of using two different tyre compounds. This decision caused him to drop to 11th place.
