Oscar Piastri delivers confession after McLaren crash near-miss

Oscar Piastri confessed that he went too far with his overtaking attempt on Lando Norris at Turn 4 during the Austrian Grand Prix, to the extent that he agreed with a radio warning from McLaren.

Piastri started in third at the Red Bull Ring but quickly overtook Charles Leclerc for second, before a battle with Norris which lasted 20 laps. 

On lap 20, the fight came to an end, due to a late divebomb from the Australian which almost saw him go into the back of Norris. A crash was avoided, but only due to Piastri slamming on the brakes, causing a huge lock-up.

He was quickly warned by McLaren that the attempt was over the limit, and that it could not be repeated. In the end, he settled for second behind his team-mate.

When asked for his thoughts on McLaren's radio message after the Turn 4 incident, Piastri answered: "Yeah, I thought it was a fair comment. 

"Locking up and missing the back of your team-mate by not a lot is certainly pushing the boundaries. Even if I hadn't been told anything, I didn't think it was a wise decision to try that one again. So, yeah, a fair comment and nothing more than that."

It was an intense battle throughout the opening stint in Austria which saw both McLaren drivers ease away from Leclerc in third. 

Piastri acknowledged the duo came too close at times, just one race on from Norris hitting him in Montreal.

"Again, there have been a few battles in the past, not just last week, but last year and the year before," added Piastri. "So, I think we both knew what to expect. It was a tough battle. 

"It was close at some points, probably pushing the limits a bit much from my side once or twice. But we're fighting for race wins in Formula 1. It's going to be pretty tough work and pretty hard. 

"I thought it was an entertaining race. After the first stop, maybe we didn't do the right thing giving Lando some breathing room, but the first 20 laps were pretty intense. So, it was a good battle."