Bizarre moment man hovering over Austrian GP in jet pack CRASHES on track leaving F1 star and commentators in shock
THE Austrian Grand Prix was engulfed in chaos yesterday as the final standings had to be torn up.
And before the race, one very awkward moment was a sign of things to come.
The big event was supposed to be launched by a synchronised jet pack show.
However, things went horribly wrong for one unlucky performer, who was seen losing to control and crashing onto the track to gasps from the astonished crowd.
Yet McLaren driver Oscar Piastri seemed nonplussed as he watched from the garage.
The official F1 account even commented: “Oscar Piastri nailing ‘The Office’ camera look after this jet-pack mishap!
“Glad to see the jet-pack flier in good spirits after too.”
And after a chaotic race which saw eight drivers given penalties, Piastri, who finished 16th, took the joke in good humour.
He tweeted: “Wasn’t the only one to have a tricky day.”
And fans were in hysterics at Piastri’s reaction.
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One wrote: “Genuinely think it took every fibre of that man’s being to not laugh and my god…. he actually did it.”
Another tweeted: “Missed that. Damn. Piastri’s reaction is priceless.”
After seeing the jet pack artist was ok, some fans even wondered if he would be getting punished by the FIA, in the spirit of Sunday’s bizarre race.
One fan wrote: “Way to go, @OscarPiastri/Michael Scott?
“Glad the jet-pack flier wasn’t literally blown away by the turbulence of his magnificence. In other words: glad he’s OK!
“But hey, did he just commit a track limit violation? Or are airborne shortcuts allowed?”
And another tweeted: “BREAKING NEWS: jet-packer penalized”
Max Verstappen secured another comfortable victory at the Austrian Grand Prix, which was just about the only thing in the race that went according to the script.