The rivalry between Formula 1 title contenders - McLaren team-mates Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris - has escalated after an incident at the Canadian Grand Prix.
During a race that was won by George Russell, Norris crashed into Piastri and the pit wall with three laps to go while the duo were battling for fourth position.
Norris lost his front wing and was forced to retire from the race, while Piastri was able to maintain fourth position and cross the finish line.
After Norris had initially overtaken Piastri, the Australian managed to squeeze back in front at the following chicane, before the Brit made another attempt to pass in a space that was too narrow, causing the collision.
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In the aftermath of the incident, Norris accepted responsibility for crashing into Piastri and revealed he delivered an apology to the current championship leader.
“No one to blame but myself,” Norris said, per PlanetF1
“So I apologise to the whole team, and to Oscar as well, for attempting something probably a bit too silly. So yeah, glad I didn’t ruin his race and, again, apologies to the team.”
Piastri confirmed he had received an apology from Norris, with the Brit saying sorry in the media pen.
The Australian also praised his team-mates character for his actions after the race.
“Honestly, I haven’t seen what happened,” Piastri said.
“I obviously felt a bit of a touch, but it’s an unusual place to have an incident, so I still need to have a look.
“Lando has apologised to me so I guess that says a little bit, but I honestly haven’t seen what happened.”
Piastri continued: “I think Lando is a very good guy, and I think it’s in his character and his personality to say exactly what he thinks, and, if that’s detrimental to himself or if it’s about himself, then it doesn’t matter for him.
“I think that’s a great quality for the man. I think it’s good for the whole team going forward, that we can have these conversations and go racing like this and, [when we have] things not go the way we want, we get through that.”
Despite the incident, Piastri and Norris remain first and second in the F1 driver standings, with the Australian leading his McLaren team-mate by 22 points, with Max Verstappen a further 21 points back.