US EditionLeclerc Says Collision Not All Piastri's Fault
- On Monday, Oscar Piastri was penalised for causing a collision at the São Paulo Grand Prix at Interlagos that eliminated Charles Leclerc, with FIA race stewards judging Piastri "wholly responsible" and handing a 10-second penalty.
- At the Safety Car restart on Lap 6, the field bunched up for Turn 1 as Lando Norris led, with Kimi Antonelli marginally ahead while Antonelli cut across Oscar Piastri’s line causing contact.
- The stewards' report stated the overtake failed to meet the overlap guideline, saying Oscar Piastri did not have his front axle alongside Kimi Antonelli's mirror and locked his front tyres entering Turn 1.
- With three grands prix and one sprint race remaining, Norris leads Piastri 3-2 in points, and Piastri's championship hopes are severely damaged.
- Leclerc said `Oscar was optimistic but Kimi knew that Oscar was on the inside, I think, and he kind of did the corner like Oscar was never there`, while Piastri stated `He left me no space`, reflecting diverging opinions on responsibility .
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F1 debate: The Oscar Piastri penalty which may have doomed his bid to stop Lando Norris - The Mirror
Oscar Piastri was given a controversial 10-second time penalty for colliding with Kimi Antonelli during the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, and incident which led to Charles Leclerc suffering race-ending damage
Oscar Piastri suffered a tremendous beating in the Formula 1 São Paulo Grand Prix. The Australian arrived in Brazil with a disadvantage point with respect to Lando Norris in the general standings, but after the South American test it was 24 points that separated him from his teammate. An accident in the middle of the race has diminished his headline options. Already during the sprint, Piastri left one of his worst moments as a Formula 1 driver, …
Leclerc says collision not all Piastri's fault
SAO PAULO :Charles Leclerc defended McLaren's Oscar Piastri after the Australian was given a 10-second penalty for causing a collision that put the Ferrari driver out of Sunday's Sao Paulo Grand Prix.The three-car incident had big consequences for Piastri, who finished fifth and is now 24 points behind teamma
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