Overview
- FIA stewards deemed Oscar Piastri wholly responsible for Turn 1 contact at the São Paulo Grand Prix, issuing a 10‑second penalty and two licence points based on insufficient overlap and a brake lock‑up.
- The incident involved Piastri, Kimi Antonelli and Charles Leclerc, with secondary contact forcing Leclerc to retire, and the ruling has not been overturned.
- Piastri dropped to fifth as teammate Lando Norris won in Brazil, extending his championship lead to 24 points with three races remaining.
- McLaren boss Andrea Stella and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc argued responsibility should be shared, while analysts Jolyon Palmer and Jamie Chadwick said the guidelines were applied too rigidly to what they view as a racing incident.
- Former Haas chief Guenther Steiner criticized McLaren for not contesting the decision, saying the team should have presented its case to the stewards even if unsuccessful.