Autobayng News Team
McLaren will no longer enforce the “repercussions” it applied to Lando Norris after holding him responsible for the contact between its two drivers in Singapore.
The team has reconsidered its approach in light of the serious collision which eliminated both its drivers at the start of the sprint race in Austin last weekend.
Norris’s team mate Oscar Piastri confirmed McLaren had changed its stance on how it manages the championship rivals’ cars in light of the events of Austin.
Piastri and Norris retired on the first lap of the sprint race at the Circuit of the Americas after colliding at the first corner. The crash happened as Piastri tried to turn in behind Norris at the exit of the corner.
That change of line put Piastri on a collision course with Nico Hulkenberg, who was on the inside of the McLaren, and also under attack from Fernando Alonso. All four drivers’ cars took damage and only Hulkenberg was able to continue.
Piastri explained the team’s discussions following last weekend’s races. “We review every weekend regardless of what’s happened,” he said.
“I think there is a degree of responsibility on my side for the sprint and we are starting this weekend with a clean slate for both of us. So just going out and racing.”
McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown initially blamed Hulkenberg for causing the collision, but later retracted his comments.
This article will be updated
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