SILVERSTONE, England :Oscar Piastri was feeling the pain after a British Grand Prix penalty cost him a win and handed it instead to McLaren teammate and closest Formula One rival Lando Norris.
Instead of forging further ahead in the championship, the Australian saw his lead slashed to eight points after 12 of 24 races.
Piastri was leading and following the safety car when it signalled it was about to return to the pits on lap 21. The Australian then braked suddenly, before the restart, and caught out Red Bull's world champion Max Verstappen.
The Dutch driver, close behind, went ahead of the McLaren to avoid making contact before resuming position and then spinning on the restart, dropping to 11th.
Stewards took a dim view of the incident - a harsh decision according to team boss Andrea Stella - and handed Piastri a 10-second penalty that, when taken, left him second in a McLaren one-two.
"I'm not going to say much. I'll get myself in trouble," were Piastri's first words to 2009 world champion Jenson Button in the post-race interviews.
"Apparently you can't brake behind the safety car anymore. I mean, I did it for five laps before that ... but thanks to the crowd for a great event. Thanks for sticking through the weather.
"I still like Silverstone even if I don't like it today."
Asked again in a press conference how long it would take him to move on, Piastri - so often unemotional - released the pressure on his tongue a little bit.
"I don't know," he replied. "It obviously hurts at the moment. It's a different hurt though because I know I deserved a lot more than what I got today. I felt like I drove a really strong race.
"Ultimately, when you don't get the result you think you deserve, it hurts, especially when it's not in your
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