McLaren fallout after crash in Singapore Sprint: What Oscar Piastri had to say

The look of horror on the faces of the McLaren team members was palpable when, on the final lap of the Sprint race in Singapore, Lando Norris attacked his team-mate Oscar Piastri, who was ahead of him, in a bid to take fourth place. The somewhat over-ambitious manoeuvre at Turn 5 ended in an unfortunate collision between the papaya-coloured cars.

Both cars spun off the track at the same time, and whilst Norris was able to carry on and salvage a point by finishing eighth, his team-mate came away empty-handed as he was unable to continue and was classified last in 14th place.

Team principal Andrea Stella was furious and announced he would have a serious word with his drivers. CEO Zak Brown was, of course, also unhappy with Norris’s actions. The Brit, who had triggered the drama on the final lap, initially showed little remorse, but afterwards apologised profusely to his team and revealed that he had been reprimanded for his attack on his team-mate.

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In Austin, Piastri was asked whether he was satisfied with the aftermath of the crash and the way his team had handled the situation. “Yes, I’m satisfied with how things were handled,” explained the Australian. “I think the team, Zak and Andrea handled things as they should have been handled, so that was fine.”

And the 26-year-old added: “It’s definitely been a challenging year for us so far. I think by the middle of the season we felt we’d gained some momentum and that we might be in a position to fight for wins and regular podium finishes again. But yes, that’s often the way it is in Formula 1. You think you’re back on form, and then there are a few teams that bring you straight back down to earth.”

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