McLaren boss promises ‘detailed review’ of clash

MCLAREN team principal Andrea Stella admits there is a “lot at stake” as the team opens its review into the latest issue between world championship rivals Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.

- PHILIP DUNCAN

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The pair collided for the second time this season on the first lap of Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix. Norris finished third, one place ahead of Piastri, to take three points out of his title lead. The British driver now trails Piastri by 22 points with 174 points to play for across the final six rounds of the championship.

Piastri was annoyed that McLaren did not instruct Norris to give up the place for breaking the so-called ‘Papaya Rules’ McLaren insisted Norris could not avoid hitting Piastri after he tagged the back of Max Verstappen’s Red Bull.