Spanish GP: Oscar Piastri holds off Lando Norris to win as Max Verstappen loses his cool

Spanish GP: Oscar Piastri holds off Lando Norris to win as Max Verstappen loses his cool 1 | ASL

BARCELONA, Spain — beat Lando Norris to victory at the Spanish Grand Prix as Max Verstappen appeared to intentionally drive into George Russell in the closing stages.

Piastri’s faultless drive out in front helped him extend the title lead over Norris to 10 points but Verstappen’s driving grabbed the headlines late on.

After being told to give fourth position back to George Russell, Verstappen appeared to slow, only to drive back into the side of the driver when he got alongside.

A 10-second penalty was applied to the driver as he crossed the line, dropping him to 10th position.

Source: espn.com