Lando Norris says he made a fool of himself when he hit Oscar Piastri late in the Canadian Grand Prix and apologized to McLaren and his teammate instantly.
The two McLarens were fighting over fourth place in the final five laps of the race in Montreal, with Norris overtaking down the inside of the hairpin and then Piastri regaining the spot into the final chicane. Exiting close behind, Norris slipstreamed Piastri but then ran into the back of his teammate on the run to Turn 1, sending himself into the barrier and out of the race.
“Just didn’t expect to pass Oscar on the outside into Turn 1,” Norris said. “I should never have gone for it; it’s my complete hindsight thing. I thought he was starting to drift a little bit to the right, so there was an opportunity to go the left. But there was way too much risk, especially on my teammate. Happy nothing happened to him, and I paid the price for my mistake.
“I do [need to apologize], because our rule number one is to not make contact with my teammate, and that’s what I did. McLaren is my family, I race for them. Every single weekend, I try and do well for them, more than I often try and do well for myself.
