Oscar Piastri blasts Max Verstappen with sarcastic radio comment as the F1 World Champion cops 10-second penalty after making contact with the Aussie driver

Oscar Piastri fell down 17 places during the first 10 seconds fot the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after he and Max Verstappen made contact on the first corner of the opening lap. 

The Formula One World Champion was subsequently handed a 10-second penalty for the infraction, which he branded ‘unlucky’. 

But Piastri was less than impressed by Verstappen’s move and was overheard on the radio issuing what appeared to be a sarcastic comment about the Dutch driver. 

‘Yep, move of a World Champion that one,’ the 23-year-old McLaren driver said.  

It was a dramatic start to the race, with Verstappen appearing to come up the inside of the Aussie driver, making contact before the pair spun out on the track. 

Despite making contact, both drivers were able to continue racing, with Piastri skidding off the track before spinning around to face the wrong direction. 

Both drivers were able to continue, with Piastri suffering some minor damage to his front wing. He would later pit but the McLaren mechanics did not chose to replace the part, instead changing his tyres. 

‘I mean I was just super unlucky,’ Verstappen said on the radio after his 10-second penalty had been announced. 

‘I was all the way up the inside before the crash.’  

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