A former F1 driver has laid naked his argument that Oscar Piastri shouldn’t have been punished so severely on the British Grand Prix.
Piastri was handed a 10-second time penalty when main the race at Silverstone for braking beneath Security Automotive situations, forcing Max Verstappen to evade him.
The McLaren driver, who led the championship, was compelled to observe teammate and title rival Lando Norris win the grand prix.
Piastri minimize a annoyed determine afterwards however has now discovered somebody who agrees.
“I don’t suppose he has carried out something terribly mistaken,” Jolyon Palmer advised the F1 Nation podcast.
“He clearly backed up the sphere on the Security Automotive restart. He hit cheap brake stress to gradual the automotive down.
“I simply don’t see it as a significant second.
“He did precisely the identical factor 4 laps earlier than which truly nearly brought about extra drama additional again within the subject. Nico Hulkenberg needed to take avoiding motion.
“The FIA didn’t even take a look at it. They reportedly weren’t greatest happy and have been debating whether or not to. However basically they didn’t.
“To then give fairly a big penalty, 4 laps later, for one thing which to me appeared innocuous? It’s harsh.
“We now have been following this sport for a very long time. Are you able to keep in mind a single penalty for this infringement earlier than? I can’t.”
Palmer added: “I can’t keep in mind a single driver being pinged for this.
“So for Oscar to lose a race win for one thing which brought about no actual drama – I do know Max overtook him however they sorted themselves out.
“There wasn’t unhealthy intent, there was nothing gained. I’ve by no means seen anybody penalised for it previously.
“Then he loses a British Grand Prix win? I can really feel his frustration.”
George Russell in Canada?
After George Russell gained the F1 Canadian Grand Prix, Purple Bull protested that he had pushed erratically beneath Security Automotive situations. The attraction was dismissed.
It emerged that Russell braked at roughly half of the PSI that Piastri braked at for his offence on the British Grand Prix.
However Palmer once more leapt to the defence of the McLaren driver.
“He didn’t brake as exhausting as he might, that’s clear. I appeared on the information,” Palmer stated.
“He frequently braked at 60 PSI, it isn’t a unprecedented quantity.
“He did it for each lap on the identical level. It’s not surprising.
System 1 vehicles can brake greater than double that. I do know George braked much less, however it’s irrelevant, for an incident that was not punished.
“Max, earlier than, was braking at 60 PSI and was in a position to cease.”
Piastri nonetheless leads the F1 standings above his teammate Norris by eight factors.
The Belgian Grand Prix subsequent weekend is the subsequent race of the 2025 season.
