Oscar Piastri quizzed about increased dive-bombs after F1 drivers’ briefing
Debate around raci🍰ng guidelines rumbles on in Brazil

Oscar Piastri was asked whether F1 driv🌊ers were dive-bombing mo🅺re in Mexico after discussing the topic in their briefing.
Last week, the traditional drivers’ briefing was reportedly dominated by𝓡 talk of how to interpret the F1 guidelines.
It was suggested to McLaren driver Piastri that this de♕bate was followed by a noticeable increase in dive-bombs to the apex𓆉.
Pi꧙astri denied it, saying: “Not massively, I don't think.Personally, I didn't think i💎t was that much different.
“It depends on, I ꦆguess, sometimes the people involved. And not everyone races in exactly the same way.
“I thinkꦓ we're all very, very hard. But I didn't r𝔍eally notice a change, personally.
“There was obviously the contact with Liam Lawson and Checo Perez, which was very, very hard. But I don't think it real🦋ly changes.
“There are these guidelines out there, but I think there's a few principles we have as drivers - you don't real𒊎ly want to crash the car because it hurts and it costs money.
“And also, you don't want anyone to overtake you.
“So to then think in 🅺the moment that ‘I'm just going to release the brakes to get ahead at the apex and not worry about the consequences’ or whatever?
“It goes a bit further than j꧃ust what's ♕written on a piece of paper, I think.
“Maybe some🥂 people will race a bit differently withꦫ some of the Stewards' decisions, but that happens with every incident.
“It kind of sets a precedent no matter what it is. So I don't think it will change that much, but ༺we'll 🐽see.”
Max Verstappen was penalised twice by the stewards in Mexico for clashes with 🗹Lando Norris💖.
The grey line of legality on the race-track is a hot topic at this w🔥eekend’s F1 Sao Paulo Grand Prix.
Piastri was aske🌄d about whether he is c🐈ontent with the racing guidelines and whether they need to be amended.
“Yes, there probably are soꦚme tweak♚s that need to be made,” the McLaren driver said.
“And, you know, the FIA🌟 has acknowledged that and wants to work with us on that, which is very positive.
“But I think in general, we've got more consistency, maybe some things can still be a bit more consistent, but I think at least for the Stewards, they now have a set of guidelin🔜es as to what kind of rule should be applied.
“I tꦑhink we all agree that the rules may be not perfect and shoul♋d be changed a bit.
“But at least we have somet♓hing to look back to, which we didn't have before that.
“So I think things can always be improved. These guidelines have𝐆n't been around for that long in the g♐rand scheme of things.
“Again, you can't writ🧔e rules, especially in racing, that are going to cover every single possibility and situation.
“So you always do need a kind of subjective steward to add their thoughts. But yes, I think we'r🌌e in a much better place than we have been.
“And the FIA has been ve💫ry, very supportive of trying to change that with us.”

James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering♈ everything from American sports, to football, to F1.