25/07/2025 06:30
Oscar Piastri has revealed to holding talks with the FIA following
his costly penalty at the British Grand Prix earlier this month.
The Australian was issued a 10-second time penalty for erratic
driving behind the safety car in wet conditions, which involved a
hard braking manoeuvre as the field prepared to restart. The
penalty dropped him behind team-mate Lando Norris in the latter
stages, allowing the home favourite to take victory. Piastri
defended his driving and insisted it is no different to what has
been done in the past. "I obviously looked through it with the team
afterwards," he told the media when asked by RacingNews365 whether
he had reviewed the incident. "There's been a lot of learning on
both sides. I still have my feelings about it, I guess. "But it's
in the past now, and I've moved on. For me, it was a manoeuvre that
had been done before, by myself in some cases, but other drivers as
well in the past, in an identical manner. "If it needs to be
penalised now, then that's fine. I know that for the future.
Obviously, immediately after the race, I was frustrated." After
holding constructive talks with the FIA, Piastri highlighted that
he now understands what is deemed acceptable by the stewards should
a similar situation arise in the future. "We've had discussions
with the FIA, and like I said, I think there was learning on both
sides about how that situation could have been handled
differently," he said. "So for myself, I won't brake as hard next
time. It's as simple as that. "The threshold is a bit clearer on
where that stands. So I will just simply not brake as hard."
