F1 fans issue their verdict on Oscar Piastri’s penalty at the British Grand Prix

Before the thunderbolt that came on Wednesday, the news that Red Bull was parting with Christian Horner, the only Team Principal in their Formula 1 history, there was one dominant storyline in the paddock.

Oscar Piastri’s penalty at the British Grand Prix.

As the field wound around Silverstone under a Safety Car, which was set to come into the pits Piastri, who was leading the race, braked suddenly. That saw second-place Max Verstappen overtake him for a brief moment, just before the race resumed under green flag conditions.

Verstappen spun off the restart, sliding back through the order, and race officials took notice of Piastri’s maneuver. After a brief investigation, they issued a severe sanction, a ten-second penalty for a Safety Car Infringement.

Piastri served that penalty on a subsequent pit stop, which opened the door for teammate Lando Norris to take the win at the British Grand Prix.

The Australian driver was frustrated with the decision and remained tight-lipped after the race and in the FIA Press Conference.

But this week, we gave you a chance to weigh in. In the latest F1 installment of SB Nation Reacts we asked your thoughts on the penalty.

An overwhelming number of respondents — 63% — thought it was too harsh:

33% of respondents thought the penalty for Piastri was too lenient.

Then the final four percent thought the stewards got that exactly right.

As you can imagine, next week’s question will focus on Red Bull …