Piastri suffers 10-second penalty after Lindblad collision at Mexico City GP
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Oscar Piastri has received a ten-second penalty for causing a collision with Arvid Lindblad at the Mexico City GP. The Aussie, who crossed the line in P7, has therefore dropped out of the points.
The collision between the pair took place at the entry of Turn 2, with Piastri on the inside of Lindblad before spinning the rookie out of the race with the Safety Car brought out in the late stages of the race.
The stewards verdict read: "The Stewards heard from the driver of Car 81 (Oscar Piastri), the driver of Car 41 (Arvid Lindblad), team representatives and reviewed positioning/marshalling system data, video and in-car video evidence.
"On the approach to turn 1 the driver of Car 81 attempted an overtake on the outside of Car 41. Car 81 was never fully alongside Car 41 so was not able to claim the right to the corner. Through turn 1, the driver of Car 41 defended his position by releasing the brakes however does not force Car 81 off the track, allowing racing room on the outside – which he is not required to do.
"The Stewards determined that the collision could have been avoided if the driver of Car 81 had moved further to the left after turn 1, even if this involved leaving the track prior to turn 2."
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With that, Piastri drops out of the points positions, down to P15. The main beneficiary of the penalty is Audi's Gabriel Bortoleto, who moves into P10, the final points place.
Here is that Piastri and Lindblad collision:
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