06/07/2025 18:02
Oscar Piastri refused to elaborate on his costly time penalty
during the British Grand Prix, expressing his comments would get
him "in trouble". Piastri led the opening phase of the race held in
torrid conditions and was forced to contend with several safety car
restarts as multiple cars spun off the road. At one particular
restart, the championship leader applied the brakes as they
prepared to get underway once again. It prompted a complaint from
Max Verstappen, who pulled ahead of Piastri as he seemingly
anticipated the Australian had got back to full speed. Piastri was
issued a 10-second time penalty, which after being served in a pit
stop, dropped him behind Lando Norris. Norris went on to win the
race in front of his home crowd and close the gap to Piastri in the
drivers' standings. "I'm not going to say much," Piastri said.
"I'll get myself in trouble. "Apparently you're not allowed to
brake behind the safety car anymore. I did it before for five laps.
"Heck it. I'm not going to say too much, I'll get myself in
trouble." Piastri, however, took time to commend Nico Hulkenberg
who secured his first podium in F1 on his 239th time of asking.
"Well done to Nico," he added. "I think that's the highlight of the
day."
