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Piastri Loses Silverstone Win After Safety Car Brake Penalty

A 10-second time penalty for braking too hard after the Safety Car restart demoted him behind teammate Lando Norris in the official standings.

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Overview

  • FIA stewards ruled that Piastri violated Article 55.15 of the F1 Sporting Regulations by applying 59.2 PSI brake pressure as the Safety Car lights went out.
  • The sanction was served during his tyre change, which dropped him to second place and handed Norris the victory, delivering a McLaren one-two finish.
  • Piastri and team principal Zak Brown argued the restart call came too late and that his intent was to warm brakes rather than impede rivals.
  • Max Verstappen said he only learned of the penalty postrace and pointed to a similar unpenalized brake test by George Russell at the Canadian Grand Prix.
  • The penalty also added two licence points to Piastri’s tally, raising him to six points—halfway to a one-race suspension threshold.