{"id":274510,"date":"2025-11-10T02:37:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T02:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/274510\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T02:37:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T02:37:14","slug":"f1-news-was-oscar-piastri-unfairly-penalised-for-brazil-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/274510\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 news: Was Oscar Piastri unfairly penalised for Brazil crash?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMcLaren’s Oscar Piastri clashed with Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli on Lap 6 of the Sao Paulo Grand Prix at Interlagos. Image: Fox Sports<\/p>\n

In a Lap 6 race restart melee at Interlagos, Piastri made it three-wide entering the Senna S with Mercedes rookie Antonelli in the middle and Ferrari\u2019s Charles Leclerc on the outside.<\/p>\n

Piastri locked up and clipped the left rear corner of Antonelli\u2019s car, which sent him into Leclerc. Damage to Leclerc\u2019s left front suspension forced him to retire.<\/p>\n

Piastri was given a 10-second penalty and stung two penalty points on his licence for his role in the clash.<\/p>\n

\u201cCar 81 (Oscar Piastri) attempted to overtake Car 12 (Kimi Antonelli) on the inside of Turn 1,\u201d the stewards report read in part.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn doing so, PIA did not establish the required overlap prior to and at the apex, as his front axle as not alongside the mirror of Car 12, as defined in the Driving Standard Guidelines for overtaking on the inside of a corner.<\/p>\n

\u201cPIA locked the brakes as he attempted to avoid contact by slowing, but was unable to do so and made contact with ANT.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis contact caused ANT to make secondary contact with Car 16 (Charles Leclerc), who was positioned on the outside and was forced to retire from the race as a result.<\/p>\n

\u201cPIA was therefore wholly responsible for the collision. A 10-second time penalty and 2 penalty points are considered appropriate and consistent with recent precedents.\u201d<\/p>\n

A closer look at the race restart \ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n

Onboard with Leclerc then Piastri \ud83c\udfa5#F1<\/a> #BrazilGP<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/nvxMQQ2fY4<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Formula 1 (@F1) November 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

The penalty put paid to Piastri\u2019s hopes of a podium, ultimately finishing fifth and 15 seconds in arrears of McLaren teammate Lando Norris.<\/p>\n

Piastri bemoaned the penalty. Having put his car hard up against the inside kerb, the Australian saw no option but to make contact believing he had been squeezed by Antonelli.<\/p>\n

Replays showed at least a car\u2019s width between Antonelli and Leclerc, and the Monegasque even sympathised with Piastri over the incident.<\/p>\n

\u201cI do agree, we have a rule book and I think\u2026 the stewards are always trying to do their best to look at the rule book and to try understand who is the one to blame,\u201d said Leclerc.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn this case, I really think Kimi knew and was aware that Oscar was on the inside.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, he was not side-by-side, which is the way it\u2019s written in the rule book, but you cannot really do a corner like nobody is on the inside if someone is on the inside, no matter how far [up] he is.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, for me, it is a bit more of a fifty-fifty blame with Kimi and Oscar. I don\u2019t think Oscar deserved all the blame there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Disagree with that penalty for Piastri \u2013 He\u2019s alongside in the braking zone; Antonelli has the real estate to get through side-by-side, because Leclerc gives him big space on the inside.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Alex Brundle (@AlexBrundle) November 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Terrible outcome for CL\u2026penalty for OP was wrong\u2026OP was up the inside\u2026realised KA was turning down to close the gap\u2026slightly locked the inside wheel but maintained control and made the apex. Always looks worse for the overtaker\u2026KA should have given room to avoid contact.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Mark Skaife (@Mark_Skaife) November 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Antonelli, however, said Piastri wasn\u2019t fully alongside under brakes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI tried my best to give space to both,\u201d said Antonelli.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen, to be fair, I didn\u2019t really see the crash. I just know Oscar locked up.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust at the apex I got hit.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chaos at the race restart! #F1<\/a> #BrazilGP<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/isqw82KVJo<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Formula 1 (@F1) November 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Jolyon Palmer, former F1 driver turned commentator, also sympathised with Piastri and criticised stewards for their application of the rules.<\/p>\n

During the race, Palmer said it was a racing incident and doubled down on his assessment.<\/p>\n

\u201cCome on, the guidelines, you can\u2019t stick so rigidly to them because you\u2019ve got to look at why they\u2019re there in the position they are,\u201d said Palmer.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the stewards would probably say at that point \u2013 which is what we\u2019re trying to be consistent about \u2013 this is the situation, but it\u2019s the situation because, as Charles said, Kimi is turning across.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s put the frightener on Oscar, which is why he has reacted in the way he did to avoid a crash, not cause a crash. That\u2019s the tricky thing.<\/p>\n

\u201cKimi is turning in towards an apex as well. I don\u2019t think Oscar is barrelling in at a silly amount of speed and is going to wash super wide. I think he\u2019ll be very unhappy about the penalty.\u201d<\/p>\n

The incident has drawn plenty of discussion online, so what do you think? Cast your vote below in the Pirtek Poll.<\/p>\n


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