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.

On a momentous day for McLaren at the British Grand Prix, Oscar Piastri was visibly livid after crossing the chequered line behind victorious teammate Lando Norris. Piastri was in a strong position to extend his lead at the top of the Drivers' Championship before receiving a costly 10-second time penalty due to an incident involving Max Verstappen.

Oscar Piastri was sensationally denied victory at a wet and wild British Grand Prix after Formula One race stewards controversially penalised the Australian for a dangerous restart that gifted the win to his championship rival Lando Norris.