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Why F1 drivers have been triggered by Piastri's Brazil GP penalty

The results of the Brazil Grand Prix might have been inked into the record books but that hasn't prevented the events of that weekend remaining a hotly debated topic in Formula 1.

For the majority of F1's drivers, the most contentious element was Oscar Piastri's 10-second penalty for his part in triggering a collision which eliminated Ferrari's Charles Leclerc from the race. Leclerc's retirement was just one outcome: Piastri's penalty consigned him to fifth place at the flag, while the driver he was trying to overtake – Mercedes' Andrea Kimi Antonelli – finished second, ahead of Max Verstappen.

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