Oscar Piastri has cut a despondent figure after his hopes of becoming F1 world champion took a potentially calamitous blow when he had to serve a time penalty for causing a collision while McLaren teammate Lando Norris was roaring to victory at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.
The day after he crashed and went pointless in the sprint race, Australia's great hope Piastri ended up finishing fifth at Interlagos on Sunday to continue a woeful run of five races in a row when he's failed to make the podium.
That's allowed Norris, who took another immaculate win from pole, to move 24 points clear in their title duel with only three races and one sprint to go.
