Lando Norris To Face ‘repercussions’ For Collision With Oscar Piastri In Singapore F1

Lando Norris will look “consequences” aft McLaren held him responsible for nan first-lap collision pinch Oscar Piastri successful Singapore.

The title protagonists banged wheels astatine move 2 arsenic Norris barged up of Piastri into third, pinch nan Australian complaining bitterly connected nan squad radio.

During nan race, McLaren opted not to intervene and nan FIA recovered nary responsibility pinch Norris’ move but, 2 weeks on, nan squad person decided nan British driver was to blasted and that action will beryllium taken.

Both drivers and nan squad refused to specify what that action would beryllium but it is understood location will beryllium sporting consequences arsenic nan title conflict takes different singular turn.

“Lando has taken work for that,” Piastri said. “I deliberation it’s rather clear for america arsenic a squad that really thigh 1 unfolded wasn’t really we want to spell racing.

“I don’t deliberation you tin really opportunity what would person been adjacent to do successful nan race, but yet nan work has been put connected Lando afterwards.

“I would opportunity I’m not expecting it to beryllium redressed connected way immoderate clip aliases each time, but yet we cognize really we’re expected to spell racing and if we don’t, there’s consequences for that.”

Norris accepted nan team’s determination to blasted him for nan incident. He besides suggested that nan unspecified consequences dealt retired to him would beryllium noticeable.

“The squad held maine accountable for what happened, which I deliberation is fair,” Norris said. “Then we made advancement from location connected and knowing what nan repercussions were for myself.

“There was interaction betwixt 2 McLaren cars. Zak [Brown, CEO] and Andrea [Stella, squad principal] don’t want that to happen. And I deliberation arsenic teammates, we don’t want that to happen.

“Of course, that’s nan logic for why I was held accountable. There are consequences.”

He added to Sky Sports: “There are and will beryllium repercussions for maine until nan extremity of nan season.”

Piastri was asked to move speech for Norris successful Monza successful September aft his teammate allowed him to pit first earlier suffering a slow stop. McLaren besides stepped successful past season, pinch Norris asked to fto Piastri done to triumph nan Hungarian Grand Prix pursuing nan pit stops.

This would look to beryllium nan latest involution by McLaren into nan title scrap arsenic they strive to support things moreover among their drivers.

Piastri leads Norris by 22 points pinch six rounds remaining up of this weekend’s US Grand Prix but nan Australian has vanished down his rival successful each of nan past 3 races.

Norris denied suggestions that McLaren are overcomplicating nan conflict betwixt their drivers and is convinced nan attack is champion for nan team.

“I deliberation if I was connected nan outside, I would astir apt person a akin sentiment and outlook connected these benignant of things,” Norris said. “But internally, it’s beautiful simple.

“I deliberation sometimes nan repercussions are not positive. But astatine nan aforesaid time, it’s clear that nan liking for Andrea is preserving nan affirmative teamwork that we have.

“The teamwork that’s allowed america to spell from being past connected nan grid a fewer years agone to being nan champion performing squad and besides conscionable having 2 drivers that situation each different much than immoderate different squad connected nan grid.”