PALMER: Did Piastri deserve his 10-second penalty in Sao Paulo?
Former F1 driver Jolyon Palmer breaks down the incident at Turn 1 that saw Charles Leclerc knocked out of the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, and Oscar Piastri handed a 10-second penalty by the stewards.

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I think Oscar Piastri was hard done by when he was handed his 10-second penalty in Brazil, as the stewards rigidly followed their guidelines. I can see how the stewards came to their conclusion – but as I said in commentary, to me this was a racing incident.
Oscar had a run on both Kimi Antonelli and Charles Leclerc at the Lap 5 Safety Car restart, after the Italian had a moment of wheel spin when he jumped on the gas.
That allowed both pursuing drivers the chance to swamp him. Leclerc went for the outside and Piastri went for the inside.
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