Oscar Piastri reckons George Russell’s “blatant” off-track overtake was not even a “50:50” incident during Formula 1’s 2023 United States Grand Prix sprint race.
Mercedes racer Russell, who was handed a three-place grid penalty for blocking Charles Leclerc during Saturday qualifying to line up 11th, attempted to pass Piastri for seventh on lap three of 19.He eventually made the move stick with a superior burst of acceleration out of Turn 18 but ran with all four wheels straying beyond the painted white lines defining track limits on corner exit.For this, Russell was handed a five-second penalty and ultimately lost a place at the flag to finish eighth.
He had his right to push me off and I went for it just thinking if he was being kind, I would have got the position.”Piastri was also on the receiving end of a debatable move from Williams driver Alex Albon, who escaped without further action after the stewards looked into whether he passed off-track.McLaren team-mate Lando Norris reckoned F1 needed to consider harsher penalties to prevent drivers deliberately moving off-track to gain clear air and pull five seconds ahead to offset any sanction.
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