Oscar Piastri's Formula 1 championship lead shrank at the British Grand Prix on Sunday (local time), with a time penalty costing him victory. The Australian found himself in the lead at a wet Silverstone when a safety car was called. Upon the race restart, he slowed down, which saw Max Verstappen, who was sitting behind, take evasive action.

The timing of the F1 safety car call and the temperatures on track led McLaren’s Andrea Stella to brand Oscar Piastri’s 10-second penalty as “very harsh”

After all the rain and chaos of a typical Silverstone Sunday, an avoidable penalty decided the 2025 British Grand Prix. Oscar Piastri’s gamesmanship against Max Verstappen on Hangar Straight behind the safety car was overt and unnecessary,