All -Time F1 record congestion – 168,000 a day and 500,000 in the weekend – an extraordinary moment was seen when the second security car visited Verustapane before resumption of racing after a period of second security car.
Verustapane was distracted by whatever happened a few seconds before the incident, which earned his punishment to Piastry.
As Piastry prepared for the final restarted at 22 lap 22, it slowed down on the hangar directly. Vestepen, partially filled in wet conditions, briefly passed the Australian, and then complained on the radio that he was suddenly broken.
This carried forward the echo of an event two races in the Canadian Grand Prix, when Red Bull protested against similar action by Mercedes race winner George Russell, but rejected it.
This time, Steward decided that Piastry has violated a regulation that demands drivers “proceeding at one speed that includes any uncertain braking nor any other maneuvers that other drivers are likely to put in danger from the point that the security car is closed”.
