The lead car can dictate the pace of the restart, but Piastri was pinged by race stewards for "suddenly" braking. He received a 10-second time penalty, which he served during a pitstop. As a result, McLaren teammate Lando Norris took the race lead and went on to claim victory in his home Grand Prix.

McLaren ended up first and second at the British Grand Prix, though the finishing order of the drivers caused plenty of controversy.

McLaren’s Oscar Piastri was in control of the British Grand Prix, but a ten-second penalty saw his day unravel