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Lando Norris: ‘I owe everyone at McLaren an apology” for Oscar Piastri clash

Lando Norris has conceded he “let down the team” when colliding with McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri in the sprint race of Formula 1’s Singapore Grand Prix.The papaya cars clashed on the last lap of the 20-lap contest, as Norris dove…

By Ben Vinel · Motorsport

Published: Sunday, 11 October 2026 at 6:14 PM

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Lando Norris apologized to McLaren for colliding with team-mate Oscar Piastri during the Singapore GP sprint race.
The last-lap sprint collision forced Piastri to retire and dropped Norris to an eighth-place finish.
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella branded the on-track clash between the teammates as simply not acceptable.

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Lando Norris has publicly apologized to McLaren after colliding with team-mate Oscar Piastri during the Singapore Grand Prix sprint race. The incident took place on the final lap at Turn 5, causing Piastri to retire and dropping Norris to eighth place. McLaren team principal Andrea Stella called the clash unacceptable, prompting Norris to take full responsibility for letting down his team.

Norris recovered on Sunday to finish fourth in the main race behind Kimi Antonelli, despite battling Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton. The Briton admitted fourth was the maximum achievable result, while expressing pessimism about McLaren's pace ahead of the upcoming race in Austin.

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