British GP: Max Verstappen questions ‘unusual’ penalty for Oscar Piastri as Christian Horner attracts George Russell comparability | F1 Information

Max Verstappen stated he discovered it “unusual” that Oscar Piastri was handed a decisive penalty for a Security Automobile infringement in the course of the British Grand Prix, as Pink Bull boss Christian Horner bemoaned the very fact George Russell escaped punishment for the same incident in Canada final month.

Piastri was penalised for slowing immediately having simply taken management of the pack because it was confirmed the Security Automobile was coming in on the finish of lap 21 at Silverstone.

Verstappen pulled forward of Piastri as he appeared to wrestle to sluggish sufficiently to remain behind the McLaren, however the Dutchman then spun moments later as he tried to maintain up with the accelerating chief.

Piastri was given a 10-second penalty, which noticed him lose out on victory to his team-mate Lando Norris, whereas Verstappen dropped to tenth earlier than recovering to complete fifth.

“I solely discovered after the race that he obtained one (a penalty),” Verstappen stated. “Nobody instructed me in the course of the race.

“The factor is that it is occurred to me now a couple of instances, this sort of state of affairs.

“I simply discover it unusual that immediately now Oscar is the primary one to obtain 10 seconds for it.”

Verstappen gave the impression to be referring to an incident ultimately month’s Canadian Grand Prix, which resulted in Pink Bull launching a post-race attraction in opposition to Mercedes’ Russell as they alleged the Brit had pushed erratically behind the Security Automobile.

Russell was cleared of any wrongdoing and saved maintain of victory as Verstappen completed second.

Requested whether or not Verstappen thought Piastri’s state of affairs was completely different to Russell’s, he replied: “To the stewards, sure.”

Horner ‘not shocked’ by Piastri penalty

Verstappen’s Pink Bull boss Horner went a step additional as he bemoaned the truth that Russell wasn’t penalised in Canada.

Horner stated: “I wasn’t shocked to see him (Piastri) get a penalty. That was what we’d count on.

“It was in all probability extra stunning that George did not get one in Montreal, to be sincere with you.

“However that is it. Sadly, our race unfolded from that time.”

The stewards defined that Piastri had been given a penalty for immediately making use of 59.2 kilos per sq. inch (psi) of brake stress on Sunday.

When Pink Bull’s protest in opposition to Russell was rejected in Canada, the stewards stated that the Mercedes driver had solely utilized 30psi, which was not deemed erratic.

Mercedes chief Toto Wolff branded Pink Bull’s protest in Canada as “petty” and “embarrassing”, whereas Horner stated afterwards that he had “no regrets”.

Verstappen: Piastri incident did not trigger spin

Verstappen refused in charge the incident for his spin moments later, suggesting the error was a results of his low-downforce automobile setup, which made driving within the moist situations massively difficult.

He stated: “I simply tried to go on throttle however the automobile has been actually tough already up till that time with simply looking for a pleasant rhythm, and it simply caught me out on chilly tyres.”

Nonetheless, Horner appeared to consider the Piastri incident had performed a component in unsettling Verstappen earlier than his spin.

“Oscar clearly did what he did on the brakes, on the run as much as Stowe,” Horner added.

“It caught Max out. As you are getting ready to take the restart, it caught him out utterly unawares as to what was occurring.

“All of your preparation, your switches, every part you do not handle to get in the proper place. Oscar’s then gone, Max is attempting to go together with him. And clearly he is had a half-spin out of Stowe.”

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