By Nate Saunders
Montreal, Canada – Four laps before the end of the Canadian Grand Prix, Lando Norris crashed into the rear of his McLaren teammate, Oscar Piastri.
Norris, positioned fifth, attempted a close overtake on Piastri on the start-finish straight. During the manoeuvre, he clipped the back of his car against the wall, causing damage to his front wing and puncturing his left tyre.
The collision forced Norris to retire from the race. The race was ultimately won by pole-sitter George Russell and concluded under a safety car period.
Immediately after the incident, Norris radioed his team, saying, “Sorry. All my bad. All my fault. Stupid from me.”
Speaking to reporters post-race, Norris stated he “made a fool of himself” and regretted attempting such a high-risk overtake.
A visibly disappointed Norris commented, “I should never have gone for it, it`s my complete hindsight thing.” He added, “I thought he was starting to drift a little bit to the right, so there was an opportunity to go the left.”
He concluded, “Way too much risk, especially on my teammate. Happy nothing happened to him, and I paid the price for my mistake.”
Stewards later issued Norris a five-second time penalty for causing the collision, although he did not receive any penalty points.
This incident marked the first on-track collision between the two drivers who are currently leading the championship battle for McLaren.
Piastri held a 10-point advantage over Norris in the championship standings before the race. Following the Canadian GP, this points gap has increased to 22 points.
