Overview

• Stewards cleared Oscar Piastri of a sporting penalty and held McLaren responsible for the unsafe sequence in the pits.
• The FIA report says team personnel blocked Piastri’s first pit entry, he was waved on, briefly re‑entered the fast lane, then turned into his box ahead of George Russell.
• Russell had to brake hard to avoid contact, there was no collision, and officials noted the potential risk to cars and pit crews.
• McLaren acknowledged it failed to warn the driver and accepted a fine, recorded as £4,200 in the FIA decision, with some outlets reporting €5,000.
• The incident occurred during a stop‑start Friday practice with red flags, sharpening focus on pit‑lane procedures during congested sessions.