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.