CRASH TALK CLEARS AIR FOR NORRIS

McLaren duo free to battle

- By Daniel Moxon

LANDO NORRIS is still free to fight title rival Oscar Piastri, despite slamming into his team-mate last time out.

The Brit crashed out in Montreal two weeks ago when he misjudged a move on the other McLaren, before immediately apologising for his error.

Piastri, below, was happy to forgive and forget, though McLaren still held talks with their drivers to nip any ill feeling in the bud.

"They were not the most joyful conversations, but they were conversations that clearly needed to be had," Norris admitted in Austria yesterday.

"It is not about just me, but it is about how we perform as a team and we all know what the No. 1 rule is, and continues to be [not crashing into each other]."

Norris has a history of dwelling on personal errors but insists he is over this one after "a tough couple of days".