As stated by Max Verstappen Oscar Piastri did not deserve a pen…see more
As stated by Max Verstappen Oscar Piastri did not deserve a pen…see more
Lando Norris claimed victory at his home grand prix after a chaotic race at Silverstone, closing the gap in the title race to his teammate Piastri, who finished second.Miraculously, Nico Hulkenberg finished third after starting 19th, picking up his first podium in F1 after 15 years and 239 races.The deciding point came at a safety car restart when race leader Piastri braked harshly, with Verstappen, unsighted because of spray, nearly running into the back of the McLaren.
Stewards were unimpressed by the Australian’s driving and issued a 10-second time penalty, which he served during his final pit stop, allowing Norris to overtake and win.
The usually level-headed Piastri was left incensed by the penalty and losing the lead, initially calling for McLaren to swap him and Norris around on the track, a request that was quickly shut down.‘I got a 10-second penalty for braking behind the safety car,’ he said post-race. I hit the brakes basically as the lights went out on the safety car, so then I didn’t accelerate, and apparently that gets you a 10-second penalty.’
While many agreed Piastri was in the wrong, the severity of the punishment was questioned, not least and somewhat surprisingly by Verstappen.‘I only found out after the race that he got one. No one told me during the race,’ the Red Bull driver, who finished fifth after starting on pole, said.‘It has happened to me a few times now that people do that [brake harshly under the safety car] in front of me.
After Russell won the race ahead of Verstappen, Red Bull filed an appeal against the result, claiming that Russell deserved a penalty, but the stewards opted not to punish the Mercedes driver
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