The lead car can dictate the pace of the restart, but Piastri was pinged by race stewards for "suddenly" braking. He received a 10-second time penalty, which he served during a pitstop. As a result, McLaren teammate Lando Norris took the race lead and went on to claim victory in his home Grand Prix.

Oscar Piastri and the majority of F1 fans have been left fuming at his controversial second-place finish in the British Grand Prix, with many of the belief he was robbed of the victory. The Aussie driver copped a contentious 10-second penalty while leading Sunday's race,

The McLaren F1 team principal was very happy about the 1-2 finish at Silverstone, but suggest that the penalty on Piastri was "harsh."