Oscar Piastri said dirty about Max Verstappen in Belgian GP cooldown room

Oscar Piastri had expected Max Verstappen to be faster than he was in the Red Bull during the Belgian Grand Prix.

Verstappen dominated qualifying at Spa-Francorchamps, but for the third year in a row took a grid penalty after receiving a fifth internal combustion engine of the season, with four the maximum permit

Historically, a grid drop has not been enough to stop Verstappen at Spa, the Belgian-born Dutchman having won here from P14 on the grid in 2022 and P6 last year, but there were no such heroics this time around, Verstappen recovering to P5 only.

Piastri completed the podium behind Mercedes duo George Russell and Lewis Hamilton, Russell later disqualified due to an underweight car, and as the trio headed for the cooldown room, Piastri attempted to start a conversation with Hamilton about Verstappen, who he had expected to be faster in the race.

“I thought Max was going to be