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Piastri penalty ‘unacceptable', GPDA plans Qatar talks

Nov.20 Carlos Sainz says Formula 1's recent spate of controversial penalties has reached a 'critical' point – revealing that the GPDA will meet the FIA in Qatar next weekend to address the issue. Arriving in Las Vegas, the Spaniard – a GPDA director – said the ten-second penalty given to Oscar Piastri in Brazil will be a key topic. 'For me, the fact that Oscar received a penalty in Brazil is unacceptable,' he told Spanish media. 'Anyone who has watched racing knows it wasn't Oscar's fault. Anyone who has ever been in a race car knows he couldn't do anything to avoid the accident – and he still got a ten-second penalty.' Sainz said the confusion extends far beyond...
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