Analysis: Norris’s crash into McLaren teammate and championship rival Oscar Piastri at the end of the Canadian GP was completely needless - but was it a sign of something deeper?

After Lando Norris apologised to the McLaren team for his crash with team-mate Oscar Piastri, Andrea Stella explains how the F1 squad will respond to the contact at the Canadian GP

With a couple of weeks to go until the Austrian Grand Prix, the dust can settle following a chaotic end to the race in Montreal. The notable storylines are mostly centred around McLaren, after Lando Norris crashed into the back of team-mate Oscar Piastri with four laps remaining.

Lando Norris' collision with Oscar Piastri at the Canadian Grand Prix may not have hampered the pair's relationship, as proven by both of their kind words after the race. However, it may have just changed Norris' role within the team for the remainder of the 2025

McLaren pair Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri clashed in a dramatic end to the Canadian Grand Prix; Norris came off worse and retired as he accepted blame for the collision; Sky Sports F1s Martin Brundl

Lando Norris says he "made a fool" of himself in colliding with McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri in the Canadian Grand Prix.

In the dying stages of the Canadian Grand Prix, chaos ensued for McLaren when Lando Norris crashed into Oscar Piastri. Team Principal Andrea Stella now reveals the state of affairs at the Woking-based team.