Overview
- FIA stewards ruled Oscar Piastri “wholly responsible” for the Turn 1 contact, issuing a 10‑second time penalty and two super‑licence points under the Driving Standard Guidelines.
- Piastri locked up while diving inside Kimi Antonelli, triggering secondary contact that forced Charles Leclerc to retire, and the penalty dropped Piastri to fifth at the flag.
- Lando Norris won both sprint and Grand Prix to move 24 points clear of Piastri with three rounds and a sprint remaining, as Max Verstappen charged from a pit‑lane start to third and sits 49 back.
- Piastri defended the move, saying he had a clear opening and "can’t disappear," and maintained he would not have acted differently despite accepting the stewards’ call.
- Leclerc said the blame was not solely Piastri’s given the three‑car squeeze, and several analysts questioned the severity of the sanction, though McLaren said it would accept the verdict.