Mercedes racer Russell, who was handed a three-place grid penalty for blocking Charles Leclerc throughout Saturday qualifying to line up eleventh, attempted to pass Piastri for seventh on lap three of 19.
He finally made the transfer stick to a superior burst of acceleration out of Flip 18 however ran with all 4 wheels straying past the white traces defining observe limits on nook exit.
For this, Russell was handed a five-second penalty and finally misplaced a spot on the flag to complete eighth.
Piastri, who completed tenth, mentioned there was no case to argue that it was a 50:50 incident and that Russell was bang to rights. He mentioned: “I wasn’t actually him as a result of he was behind me.
“I’ve seen the replay of it and clearly, he simply accelerates off the observe and goes previous so I do not assume you may get near arguing that was a 50:50.
“The 5 seconds made a little bit of a distinction to his race however not a lot. That’s the form of factor you are able to do with sooner vehicles, or once you’re in a sooner automobile in a state of affairs like that. I do not assume it is nice for everybody.”
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George Russell, Mercedes F1 W14
Russell, in the meantime, lamented a “scrappy day” when he was twice hauled in entrance of the stewards. He continued: “Each had been honest penalties and neither had been intentional.
“[The overtake] was at all times optimistic. He had his proper to push me off and I went for it simply considering if he was being sort, I might have gotten the place.”
Piastri was additionally on the receiving finish of a debatable transfer from Williams driver Alex Albon, who escaped with out additional motion after the stewards regarded into whether or not he handed 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 5 seconds forward to offset any sanction.
Albon mentioned the transfer on Piastri was “on the sting” and that the “foolish” penalties aren’t “sufficiently big”.
Piastri reckoned his cube with Russell had been a lot clearer minimize. He continued: “To me, that was fairly blatant.
“I really feel swapping the vehicles again round should not be that tough in that set of circumstances.
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Alex Albon, Williams FW45 battles with Oscar Piastri, McLaren MCL60
“It is like me and Alex, for instance. That is a state of affairs the place perhaps you’ll threat it extra.
“But when it is just going to be 5 seconds for that, then particularly in an extended race, it’s going to be helpful in case you seem faster than the slower vehicles.
“Possibly some folks may have it premeditated, but it surely undoubtedly units a little bit of a precedent for the form of penalty you’ll get for doing that.
“Should you’re a faster automobile than whoever you are attempting to overhaul, it does tempt you.”