{"id":918539,"date":"2026-10-06T19:50:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T19:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/918539\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T19:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T19:50:08","slug":"untelevised-oscar-piastri-team-radio-emerges-as-fia-reaches-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/918539\/","title":{"rendered":"Untelevised Oscar Piastri team radio emerges as FIA reaches decision"},"content":{"rendered":"

Untelevised team radio footage from the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia has revealed the moment Oscar Piastri<\/a> accused Alex Albon of \u201cbrake-checking\u201d in the heat of the moment.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It comes after the FIA took no further action against Albon, with Piastri accepting the Williams driver\u2019s explanation that he slowed dramatically in order to meet the delta time on his steering wheel under virtual safety car conditions.<\/p>\n

Oscar Piastri team radio emerges as FIA takes no further action against Alex Albon<\/p>\n

Piastri was also heard branding Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso \u201cthe master of chaos\u201d after the two-time world champion took advantage of unpredictable conditions to finish eighth at Sepang.<\/p>\n

As reported by PlanetF1.com on Monday<\/a>, Piastri and Albon were summoned to the stewards after Sunday\u2019s race in Malaysia following an incident in the pit lane.<\/p>\n

Albon slowed suddenly as he reached the pit entry road, forcing Piastri to brake and take avoiding action.<\/p>\n

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Piastri was heard claiming over team radio that he \u201cgot brake-checked by Albon massively\u201d in the heat of the moment.<\/p>\n

However, the FIA stewards later clarified that Piastri \u201cconsidered the reasons for Albon\u2019s actions understandable\u201d during the post-race hearing.<\/p>\n

The exchange between Piastri and his race engineer, Tom Stallard, in the immediate aftermath of the incident went as follows:<\/p>\n

Piastri: \u201cCan I overtake on pit entry? Can I overtake on pit entry?\u201d<\/p>\n

Stallard: \u201cYeah.\u201d<\/p>\n

Piastri: \u201cGot brake-checked by Albon massively.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stallard: \u201cCopy, we\u2019ll look at it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Albon told PlanetF1.com and other media outlets after the race that he \u201chad to brake\u201d at pit entry to avoid breaching the minimum delta time, admitting he was \u201cbarely legal crossing the line.\u201d<\/p>\n

A failure to meet his delta time would have left Albon at risk of a penalty.<\/p>\n

Following the chequered flag, Stallard informed his driver of the finishing order, with Piastri left amazed by Alonso\u2019s feat in securing a rare points finish for Aston Martin.<\/p>\n

Stallard: \u201cSo the finishing order was: Verstappen, Antonelli, Hamilton, Leclerc, Hadjar, yourself, Lawson, Alonso, Lando, Lindblad. You heard that right: Alonso P8.\u201d<\/p>\n

Piastri: \u201cWow. Always the master of chaos.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking to PlanetF1.com and other media outlets after the race, Piastri quipped that he finished sixth, the same position he started despite the unpredictable nature of the race.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cIt was a hell of a lot to finish in the same place I started! That\u2019s for sure.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had a bit of everything, so never seen an F1 race start delayed by a bug. That was a new one.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was very, very tricky out there. Obviously, the wet conditions were tough. We took a bit of a gamble on the slick and I knew coming out of the pits it wasn\u2019t the right call, so I boxed.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I think the safety car coming out kind of neutralised everyone, so it didn\u2019t cost us too much. We just ultimately weren\u2019t that competitive.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a shame for the last safety car because I was catching Leclerc very quickly, so I think I could have got him, but we just didn\u2019t quite have the pace today.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked if the phase when he was catching Leclerc was the only time all weekend that he felt quick, he replied: \u201cPretty much. We weren\u2019t too flash anywhere else.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first stint, I was struggling a lot. I think in those very tricky conditions, it was very hard to see actually if the track was dry or not.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think just with how you have to drive our car, you need to have a lot of confidence and in those kind of conditions, having confidence is almost impossible.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I think that exposed a bit of our struggle, definitely for me, anyway. But I think once I put the next set of hards on, we seemed pretty good.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo that\u2019s definitely the biggest learning. But at the moment, we\u2019re too up and down and the window we have is too small.\u201d<\/p>\n

Additional reporting by Thomas Maher<\/p>\n

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