McLaren F1 chief Andrea Stella has hinted that Red Bull star Max Verstappen played a role in getting Oscar Piastri a penalty at the British Grand Prix. Piastri was leading the race at Silverstone but was given a 10-second time penalty for driving erratically behind the safety car,

If there’s one driver on the F1 grid who keeps his emotions well in check, it’s Oscar Piastri. Off-camera, the Australian is genuinely a nice, friendly guy, but in front of the cameras he can sometimes seem a bit dull.

Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris were separated by just .015 seconds, but neither was a match for Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in qualifying at the Silverstone circuit