He needed to just drive straight and force both Antoneli and Leclerc off the track. It’s what Verstappen seems to do pretty regularly.
Oscar did a similar thing to hulk in the kast sprint race , turned inside and gave him nowhere to go, given oscar was ahead at the apex if the stewards were consistent hulk should have got a 10 second penalty for oscar turning into him and putting two cars out of the race? Ridiculous
Oscar not happy with penalty or strategy
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Charles Leclerc suggests Oscar Piastri did not ‘deserve all the blame’ for Sao Paulo GP clash as he reflects on ‘frustrating’ DNF
Charles Leclerc believes that Oscar Piastri did not “deserve all the blame” for the Turn 1 collision at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix that saw Piastri’s McLaren hit Kimi Antonelli’s Mercedes, which then ran into Leclerc and put the Ferrari out of the race.
As the race was restarted following an early Safety Car phase, Piastri looked to make a move up the inside of Antonelli into the first corner, while Leclerc was also running alongside the pair.
A lock-up from Piastri led to the Australian making contact with Antonelli, whose Silver Arrows machine subsequently knocked the SF-25 of Leclerc. Losing a tyre in the melee, Leclerc was forced to pull off the track and retire on a day that saw Ferrari record a double DNF.
With Piastri and Antonelli both remaining in the Grand Prix, Piastri was handed a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision, a punishment that Leclerc did not necessarily agree with when discussing the incident later on.
“I do agree we have a rulebook, and I think the stewards are always trying to do their best to look at the rulebook and to try and understand who is the one to blame,” the Monegasque explained.
“In this case I really think Kimi knew and was aware that Oscar was on the inside. Yes, he was not side-by-side which is the way it’s written in the rulebook, but you cannot really do a corner like nobody is on the inside if someone is on the inside, no matter how far he is.
‘I don’t think Oscar deserved all the blame’ – Leclerc talks through his Lap 9 DNF
“So for me it’s a bit more of a 50-50 blame with Kimi and Oscar – I don’t think Oscar deserved all the blame there. But anyway, that doesn’t matter for me – it’s the end of the race which is very frustrating.”
Having started from a promising P3 on the grid – following on from back-to-back podium appearances at the last two rounds in Austin and Mexico – Leclerc was disappointed to miss out on another potential rostrum result.
“I don’t know if there was anything more than a podium, but a podium for sure [was possible],” the 28-year-old conceded. “It’s a shame.”
With both Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton failing to take the chequered flag at Interlagos, Ferrari have now slipped to fourth in the Teams’ Championship, having been overtaken by Mercedes and Red Bull.
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This is more accurate.
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What’s the deal with power units being replaced? Do they degrade over time hence Max was able to catch everyone so quickly?
The way he was going I’d get a new PU every race.
there are restrictions and penalties on replacing them
The first time the allocation of any one of the seven elements is exceeded, a 10-place grid penalty will be applied, with the second time this occurs (and so on) resulting in a five-place grid drop – all penalties at the same event applying in a cumulative manner.
If a driver incurs a penalty exceeding 15 grid places, they will be required to start the race at the back of the field regardless.
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Back in the day they’d just have the back up car. I think they even had some engines that were just so finely tuned for qualifying and then wouldn’t be able to complete a whole race.
Oscar should’ve overhauled everything and everyone.
I agree they can change parts but the setup should’ve been the same. You basically get to do a race setup exclusively.
Think that once Piastri got the 10 second penalty, he should have been put on a one stop strategy. The medium tyre was the best tyre and he was lapping at decent speed, so should have gone to lap 50 and switched to the softs. It made no sense to do a short stint on the softs halfway through the race.
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You’re allowed four power units for the season. If you swap in any more than that, you get a grid penalty.
Edit: like BombDoe said.
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my thoughts as well, although he would have to have gone on to a hard, which were performing decently anyway. his engineer just doesnt ever seem to give him good strategys like landos does, oscar wasnt happy at all with the strat
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Rewatching the race, Im struggling to understand how oscar with drs behind lando still just gets blown away, even on a straight with both drivers foot to the floor, lando is still pulling away, it just doesn’t make sense
Could be that Piastri’s car was setup with more downforce
Not even a cameo Max GT3 event?
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The real racing is on: Supercars.
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Great episode of off the grid featuring oscar!
Oscar Piastri: Fighting For His First F1 Title | F1 Beyond The Grid Podcast
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