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Piastri overcomes illness in Azerbaijan

Oscar Piastri battled illness throughout the Azerbaijan GP weekend Oscar Piastri has recounted an Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend that was 'pretty rough' at times as he battled illness. The Australian was plagued by a stomach bug picked up on the run into the weekend in Baku. He lost almost three kilograms over the weekend but still raced to Sunday's chequered flag just six seconds behind his McLaren team-mate Lando Norris. Piastri's condition was such that he was absent from the team's Saturday media schedule. When he spoke to the press following Sunday's race, he tried to play down the impact of his condition. 'I think the adrenaline's still kicking in at the moment but I felt a bit better...
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