Oscar Piastri Vows To 'Use Frustration' From Silverstone To Fuel Future Wins
Oscar Piastri aims to channel his frustration from a British Grand Prix penalty into winning more races. He finished behind teammate Lando Norris after a 10-second penalty.
Oscar Piastri plans to harness the 'frustration" he feels from the penalty that cost him victory at the British Grand Prix as motivation to win more races while pursuing the Formula 1 title.
Piastri was hesitant to join the celebrations for McLaren's fourth one-two finish of 2025 after a 10-second penalty for sharp braking behind the safety car led to him finishing behind teammate and title rival Lando Norris in Sunday's race.
The Aussie driver leads Norris by eight points at the halfway mark of the season.
The incident that led to Piastri's 10-second penalty 👀 #F1 #BritishGP pic.twitter.com/19PHX5hXGO — Formula 1 (@F1) July 6, 2025
McLaren declined Piastri's request over the radio to negate the penalty's impact by instructing the drivers to swap positions, which would have reinstated the Australian driver to the lead and possibly denied Norris his first home victory.
'Lando didn't do anything wrong, so I don't think it would have been particularly fair to have swapped, but I thought I'd at least ask," Piastri said Sunday.
'It doesn't change much for the championship. I feel like I did a good job today. I did what I needed to. That's all I need, and I will use the frustration to make sure I win more races later."
McLaren's dilemma:
Piastri added that he 'knew what the answer was going to be" before he messaged the team but was hoping for 'a small glimmer of hope."
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella stated the only scenario in which Piastri would have remained in front on Sunday was if the safety car came out and both McLarens stopped for fresh tires. In that situation, Norris would have waited behind Piastri.
'Oscar is a very fast, very strong, very determined driver. He proved that," Stella added. 'It didn't lead to a win, but I'm sure it will lead to many more wins."
This is not the first time McLaren has faced an awkward radio situation. Piastri's first career win at the Hungarian Grand Prix last year occurred when the team ordered a swap with Norris due to pit strategy. Norris only complied after a lengthy delay.
Inconsistent penalties:
Once again, F1 is debating whether the rules are enforced consistently.
Piastri argued that slowing the field before a restart is 'well within the rules," a tactic he used earlier in the same race without issue. 'I don't really get it," he said.
The stewards ruled that reducing speed from over 135mph to 32mph was 'erratic braking" and it forced Red Bull's Max Verstappen, who was second behind Piastri at the time, to take evasive action.
Piastri also pointed out that punishing one incident but not the other seemed inconsistent.
'Going back to Canada, I think you had to evade more there than you did today," Piastri said. 'So I'm a bit confused, to say the least."
With AP Inputs
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July 07, 2025, 15:58 IST
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