'Stewards accept Leclerc should have been penalized for Piastri incident at Spa'

The incident involving Leclerc and Piastri was investigated at last weekend's Belgian Grand Prix. However, the stewards declared that no further action was necessary, as they regarded it as a racing incident.

Entering Les Combes, Leclerc squeezed Piastri, with the two making contact and damaging the Australian's car in the process.

At the FIA drivers' meeting, the first of two to take place this year, the stewards acknowledged that Leclerc should have received a penalty for his actions, most likely a five-second one.

Piastri was not happy with the decision after the race. "I don't really know where I was supposed to go... I'm not saying it needed to be a penalty necessarily, but at least a black and white flag or something like that, because if we think that that's fine, it's one thing having touches like that, but even just the incentive of knowing that you can leave everyone the absolute bare minimum space and get away with it. It's not the nicest place to be," he then commented.

During the media day of the Hungarian Grand Prix, Leclerc also agreed that he went too far.

The Ferrari driver told GPblog, among others: "I kind of agree with Oscar, I think. At the end of the day, my view in the car is that I try to push things to the limit. With Oscar, it was a bit on the other side, so that's probably not the way I want to race all the time.

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