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Stella warns McLaren drivers after Norris-Piastri Sprint collision
McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri collided on the final lap of the Sprint race at the Singapore Grand Prix.
Norris tried to pass Piastri at Turn 5, and the contact sent Piastri into the wall and out of the race; Norris finished eighth.
Team principal Andrea Stella called the incident unacceptable and met with both drivers to reset the team’s racing rules.
He said the team’s interests must come before any driver’s individual interests.
Norris apologised over team radio, and Stella said he expects to see more such examples in future.
McLaren also lacks the pace to consistently challenge Red Bull and Ferrari, according to Stella.
The team is preparing car updates for the next three races in Austin, Mexico and Brazil, hoping they will help it fight for podiums.
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella said the team’s drivers must put McLaren’s interests ahead of their own after Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri collided in the Singapore Grand Prix Sprint.
Stella called the final-lap collision at Turn 5 unacceptable and said he was pleased the drivers shared that view.
Piastri hit the wall and did not finish, while Norris finished eighth.
Norris later apologised over team radio, and Stella said he expected more examples of such conduct.
Stella also said McLaren was preparing updates ahead of races in Austin, Mexico and Brazil.
- Who
- McLaren team principal Andrea Stella addressed drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.
- What
- Stella said their Sprint collision was unacceptable and stressed that the team’s interests take precedence over individual interests.
- When
- After the 2026 Singapore Grand Prix weekend, following Saturday’s Sprint and Sunday’s main race.
- Where
- The collision happened at Turn 5 during the Singapore Grand Prix Sprint.
- Why
- Norris made an inside lunge on Piastri while pursuing Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. Stella said the incident prompted a discussion about the team’s racing rules and priorities.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
As for what happened yesterday in the Sprint race, I said that it was an unacceptable incident, and I was very pleased that our drivers also took this view
the team’s interests take precedence over any individual’s interests
Norris lunged inside Piastri at Turn 5 on the final lap, and the McLaren drivers collided.
Stella met with both drivers and called the incident unacceptable.
Piastri did not finish the Sprint, while Norris finished eighth; Norris later apologised over team radio.
McLaren prepared updates for the Austin, Mexico and Brazil events.
- Collision location
- Turn 5
- Piastri’s Sprint result
- Did not finish after hitting the wall
- Norris’s Sprint result
- Eighth
- Next races
- Austin, Mexico and Brazil
- McLaren team principal
- Andrea Stella
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