Piastri knew first F1 crash would come at some point

The Australian had enjoyed an encouraging weekend in Montreal up until his accident, as he made it through to the final qualifying segment.

However, he ended up against the barriers early on in Q3 as he spun on the exit of Turn 8.

The incident briefly stopped the session and meant Piastri ended up ninth fastest overall, before moving up a place after Carlos Sainz’s grid drop.

Asked by Autosport for a summary on what happened, Piastri said the incident was a simple…