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McLaren calls Norris-Piastri Singapore sprint collision serious
McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri collided near the end of a 20-lap sprint race at the Singapore Grand Prix.
They were fighting for fourth place, worth one point, and McLaren would have scored the same number of points whichever driver finished ahead.
The collision damaged the cars and meant Piastri’s gearbox had to be replaced.
Team principal Andrea Stella called the contact unacceptable and said the damage was serious for the team.
McLaren is in a close fight with Red Bull for third in the constructors’ championship and had hoped to finish ahead of Red Bull and challenge Ferrari.
The repairs added work for the mechanics during a sprint weekend and used part of the team’s cost-cap budget.
The team had previously discussed how its drivers should race while protecting McLaren’s interests, and Stella said it needs to reflect again.
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella called the collision between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri in the Singapore sprint serious because it caused material damage to the team.
The collision happened near the end of the 20-lap sprint as the drivers fought for fourth place.
McLaren said the damage cost it constructors’ points in its close battle with Red Bull for third place.
Piastri’s gearbox had to be replaced, adding work for mechanics and costs under the budget cap.
Stella said the team needed to reflect on how to protect its interests when its drivers race each other.
- Who
- McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri collided.
- What
- They collided near the end of the Singapore sprint. The crash caused material damage to the team.
- When
- Saturday during the 2026 Singapore Grand Prix weekend.
- Where
- Singapore.
- Why
- The drivers were fighting for fourth place in the sprint. The sources do not state the precise cause of the collision.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
It is serious because the damage for the team is material.
We are in a close fight in the championship.
I am, if anything, disappointed.
the team interest comes before any personal interest
Norris ran into the back of Piastri, and McLaren briefly imposed undefined repercussions on Norris.
Norris barged Piastri out of the way at the start, without damaging either car.
Piastri took out Norris at the start, and McLaren wiped the slate clean.
Norris and Piastri collided near the end of the 20-lap race.
- Drivers
- Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri
- Team principal
- Andrea Stella
- Race
- 20-lap Singapore sprint
- Position contested
- Fourth place
- Gearbox
- Piastri’s gearbox had to be replaced
- Championship battle
- McLaren was fighting Red Bull for third in the constructors’ standings
Sources
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