The two incidents were very similar. In Canada, Russell braked and Max Verstappen passed him. At Silverstone, Piastri did the same with the same result. In Canada, the stewards took no action, and rejected a post-race protest from Red Bull. At Silverstone, Piastri lost the win as a consequence of a 10-second penalty.

Max Verstappen was surprised to hear that Oscar Piastri had been given a penalty for their incident behind the Safety Car during the British Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver pointed to a similar situation with George Russell in Canada that went unpunished.

Twice in three races Max Verstappen was caught out by a rival's braking behind the Safety Car, but only one was punished.