Then there was perhaps THE storyline: Oscar Piastri’s ten-second penalty for a Safety Car infringement, coming after the McLaren driver braked heavily near the end of a Safety Car period. Piastri was running up front and leading the field to the restart, but after serving the penalty he came out behind Norris, and had to settle for second.

Oscar Piastri’s penalty during the British Grand Prix was a harsh but fair result, consistent with a host of other similar decisions across the years. The McLaren driver was leading the race when he was handed a 10-second penalty for braking just prior to a Safety Car restart midway through the British Grand Prix.