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McLaren tells Norris and Piastri to put team first after Singapore crash
McLaren teammates Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri crashed on the final lap of the Formula 1 sprint race in Singapore.
Norris tried to pass Piastri for fourth place, and their cars touched wheels.
Piastri spun into the wall and retired, while Norris finished eighth and scored one point.
The stewards called it a racing incident and did not penalize Norris, saying both drivers contributed.
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella said the collision was unacceptable and that the team must come before individual drivers.
The lost places and points matter because McLaren is competing with other teams in the constructors’ championship.
Norris apologized to the team, but Stella said further discussion should focus on how the drivers can work together and avoid another collision.
The drivers qualified fifth and seventh for Sunday’s main race, with Norris ahead of Piastri.
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella said Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri must put the team’s interests first after they collided in the Singapore Grand Prix sprint race.
The drivers made contact on the final lap while fighting for fourth place, sending Piastri out of the race and leaving Norris eighth.
McLaren scored one point instead of nine, according to AP.
Norris apologised to the team but defended his attempt to pass, while Stella said apologies were not the main issue.
Stella said further talks were planned to prevent a repeat of the incident.
- Who
- McLaren teammates Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, and team principal Andrea Stella.
- What
- Norris and Piastri collided on the final lap of the Singapore Grand Prix sprint race. Stella said the team’s interests must come first.
- When
- Saturday, October 10, during the Singapore Grand Prix sprint race.
- Where
- The Singapore Grand Prix circuit, at Turn 5.
- Why
- Norris tried to overtake Piastri for fourth place, and their cars made contact. The stewards said both drivers contributed to the incident.
McLaren management
Lando Norris
Team priorities
McLaren management
Andrea Stella said the team’s interests must always come first and the collision was unacceptable.
Lando Norris
Norris defended his attempt, saying he thought he was fully alongside and entitled to try the pass.
Accountability
McLaren management
Stella said the focus should be on how the drivers can work together to prevent a repeat, rather than on apologies or assigning fault to one driver.
Lando Norris
Norris apologised to the team but said the incident should be reviewed.
We have reminded our drivers that the interests of the team must always come first, and that did not happen today.
I want the drivers to take the perspective, and the reflection around this, in how together we are going to pursue, protect, and promote the interest of the team.
Sorry about that. Obviously, I didn't want that to happen, but I thought I was fully alongside. I just ran out of space at the apex, but I was there.
From where I sit, it's for fourth and fifth for a sprint race, so I'm not that bothered either way.
Norris and Piastri collided on the final lap of the Singapore Grand Prix sprint race.
Norris finished eighth and Piastri retired; McLaren scored one point in the teams’ standings.
Stella spoke with both drivers and said the team’s interests must come first.
Further talks were planned, according to The Race.
- Race
- Singapore Grand Prix sprint
- Collision
- Final lap, while the drivers fought for fourth place
- Norris
- Finished eighth
- Piastri
- Retired from the race
- McLaren points
- One point instead of nine, according to AP
- Next talks
- Planned before the United States Grand Prix in Austin
Sources
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