Max Verstappen was shocked that Oscar Piastri was penalised for his or her incident beneath the Security Automotive on the F1 British Grand Prix.
Piastri was handed a 10-second time penalty for braking aggressively beneath Security Automotive situations.
The Australian’s penalty in the end value him the British GP victory, giving it to teammate and F1 title rival, Lando Norris.
Piastri felt the penalty was unfair, given he did the identical factor beneath the earlier Security Automotive restarts.
The same incident occurred between Verstappen and George Russell on the Canadian Grand Prix.
Russell braked abruptly beneath the Security Automotive, forcing Verstappen to take the lead momentarily.
Russell wasn’t penalised for his actions, though Crimson Bull protested the race towards the Mercedes driver.
Talking after the race at Silverstone, Verstappen revealed he was caught out by Piastri abruptly braking beneath the Security Automotive.
“It caught me out on chilly tyres,” Verstappen defined. “I solely came upon after the race [that Piastri was penalised].
“It has occurred to me a couple of instances, this type of situation. I discover it unusual that Oscar is the primary to obtain 10 seconds for it.”
A troublesome race for Verstappen
Regardless of taking pole on Saturday, race day would at all times be an uphill battle for the four-time world champion.
Crimson Bull opted to run Verstappen’s automobile with a thin rear wing and thus with much less downforce.
Because of this, Verstappen struggled for tempo and tyre put on.
Verstappen misplaced management of his automobile shortly after the incident with Piastri, dropping him all the way down to eleventh.
The Dutchman recovered to complete fifth, overtaking Lance Stroll late on.
“I didn’t know what to anticipate. There was a troublesome stability within the automobile between excessive and low pace,” Verstappen stated of the automobile’s stability.
“Additionally, within the entries, we have been degrading the tyres an excessive amount of. Then I had my ‘second’ which made every little thing harder.
“I didn’t have the tempo to maneuver forwards which was regarding. We made the best calls, we stayed out so long as we may. We ended up fifth which, with hindsight, was the most effective we may have carried out after the issues which occurred within the race.
“The rear wing, for certain, made every little thing extra sophisticated. However even when we had extra downforce, we wouldn’t be combating with McLaren. That’s for certain.”
