Overview

• Oscar Piastri leads teammate Lando Norris by eight points entering the Belgian Grand Prix after a disputed 10-second penalty cost him a likely Silverstone victory.
• FIA stewards ruled that Piastri braked erratically behind the safety car, triggering wider scrutiny of enforcement consistency and rule clarity.
• Piastri’s rare public display of anger—culminating in a request for McLaren to swap positions—underscores rising tension within the team’s ‘let them race’ philosophy.
• Lando Norris has won back-to-back grands prix in Austria and at his home track following a front-suspension tweak that boosted his car’s qualifying pace and confidence.
• Alain Prost and Johnny Herbert have praised Piastri’s strategic composure and warned both drivers that championship success will require a more ruthless, self-interested approach.