McLaren’s Piastri “surprised” by Gasly contact damage in Saudi Arabian GP

Piastri damaged the right side of his wing when he touched Gasly’s Alpine at the exit of Turn 2, and just a few hundred metres later debris flew off the Australian’s car.

In a bizarre coincidence, his McLaren team-mate Lando Norris hit the debris from Piastri’s car and also had to make an early stop.

Piastri had no option but to pit at the end of the first lap, while Norris initially appeared to have gotten away without too much damage.

However, on the second lap,…