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Born in Australia · Nationality Australian — Formula One / contracts / FIA discipline / team governance

Oscar Piastri

Documented profile covering 8 controversies, including “2026: Impeding Liam Lawson in Monza qualifying — three-place grid penalty” and “2025: Monza — ordered to return second place to Norris after slow pit stop, questions order by radio then complies”.

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Profile No. 1845 · Updated on 12 October 2026

Portrait of Oscar Piastri

Photo: JJHowlett · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

8Documented controversies
11Sources
0Formal charge · all time
0Conviction

I. Documented controversies

01

5 September 2026

2026: Impeding Liam Lawson in Monza qualifying — three-place grid penalty

Civil / administrative proceedings

Piastri was found responsible for impeding Liam Lawson in the closing minutes of Q2 at Monza as his McLaren had just left the pits. His third position on the grid became sixth.

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Last verified: 13 September 2026

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7 September 2025

2025: Monza — ordered to return second place to Norris after slow pit stop, questions order by radio then complies

No legal proceedings

At Monza, Norris's slow pit stop temporarily allowed Piastri into second. McLaren instructed him to return the position to neutralise the team's error. Piastri asked over the radio whether 'a slow pit stop is part of racing', then complied.

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03

21 September 2025

2025: Baku — penalised for false start then crashes on opening lap; Piastri speaks of 'silly mistakes'

Civil / administrative proceedings

Piastri jumped the start in Baku, triggering anti-stall and a five-second penalty. Dropping towards the back, he then locked a wheel and crashed into the wall on the opening lap, ending a run of 34 consecutive points finishes.

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Last verified: 13 September 2026

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04

5–16 October 2025

2025: Singapore — contact with Norris on opening lap, Piastri calls move 'not very teamlike'; McLaren sanctions Norris internally

No legal proceedings

At the Singapore start, Norris attacked aggressively, touched Verstappen and then Piastri's McLaren, passing his teammate. Piastri protested over the radio, questioning whether the team accepted Norris pushing him aside in this way. McLaren reviewed the incident, and Norris subsequently acknowledged that he would face internal 'repercussions' until the end of the season.

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05

9 November 2025

2025: Collision with Kimi Antonelli in São Paulo indirectly causes Leclerc's retirement — ten seconds and two points

Civil / administrative proceedings

At the Safety Car restart in São Paulo, Piastri went down the inside of Kimi Antonelli at Turn 1 without achieving the required overlap. The contact sent Antonelli into Charles Leclerc, who was forced to retire. The stewards found Piastri entirely responsible.

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Last verified: 13 September 2026

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06

21 July 2024

2024: First Hungarian victory following controversial team order imposed on Lando Norris

No legal proceedings

Piastri led most of the Hungarian GP, but McLaren stopped Norris first during the second round of pit stops to cover cars behind, artificially placing Norris in the lead. After lengthy radio exchanges, McLaren instructed Norris to return the position, giving Piastri his first victory.

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Last verified: 13 September 2026

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07

3 November 2024

2024: Collision with Liam Lawson in São Paulo — ten seconds and two penalty points

Civil / administrative proceedings

At Interlagos, Piastri attempted to overtake Liam Lawson on the inside of Turn 1 without achieving the required overlap. The stewards found him entirely responsible for the contact and imposed ten seconds and two penalty points.

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Last verified: 13 September 2026

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08

2 August–2 September 2022

2022: Alpine–McLaren contract dispute — Alpine announces Piastri without agreement, CRB recognises McLaren contract only

Civil / administrative proceedings

After Fernando Alonso's announced departure, Alpine issued a statement claiming that Piastri would drive for the team in 2023. Piastri publicly responded that he had not signed that agreement and would not race for Alpine. The dispute was referred to the FIA Contract Recognition Board.

State of the evidence
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Attribution
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    FIADecision of the Contract Recognition Board 02/09/2022Regulatory authorityVery high reliability
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Last verified: 13 September 2026

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List of documented links (3)
  1. Fernando Alonso2 documented references
  2. Lando Norris2 documented references
  3. Charles Leclerc1 documented reference

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