Pole-sitter Verstappen was handed a five-second penalty for cutting the corner at turn one to stay ahead of Oscar Piastri, allowing the McLaren man to jump in front at the pit stops and he never looked back.
Charles Leclerc was third for Ferrari ahead of Norris in fourth.
Did Piastri force Verstappen off track?
A closer look at what happened at the start of the race Should Max Verstappen give the place back to Oscar Piastri? pic.twitter.com/15GLYEyqrD
— Sky Sports F1 (@SkySportsF1) April 20, 2025“The problem is that I can’t share my opinion of it because I may get penalised, so it is better not to talk about it,” Verstappen said.
“It has to do with social media in general and the way the world is. I’d prefer not to talk. Sometimes your words can be twisted or interpreted in a different way.
“For me it is better if I don’t have to say too much because it saves me time.
Verstappen emerged, after serving his penalty, three seconds adrift of Piastri and was unable to close the gap.
“I braked as late as I could stay on the track. The way it was dealt with was the right thing.”
‘Max can’t just disappear’
Red Bull chief Christian Horner (left) shared Verstappen’s frustrations (Photo: Reuters)“You can clearly see that at the apex of the corner, we believe that Max is clearly ahead,” Horner said.
“When you look at that, I can’t see how they got to that conclusion. Oscar has run deep into the corner, Max can’t just disappear at that moment in time.
Piastri controlled the race to move into the championship lead for the first time in his career – the first Australian to do so since Mark Webber in 2010.
“I am not bothered that I am leading the world championship but I am proud of the hard work we have done to get here,” Piastri said.
“I want to be leading the championship after round 24, not round five.”
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