McLaren blame rivals for Piastri-Norris crash

At the start of the US Grand Prix sprint race, Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris were to blame rival drivers for the crash, which occurred between McLaren Formula 1 bosses Zak Brown and Andrea Stella.

After colliding with Sauber’s Nico Hulkenberg, Piastri, who was 22 points ahead of Norris, slammed into his teammate.

Both McLaren drivers and Fernando Alonso, both of whom were inside Hulkenberg, were pulled out of the race as a result of the collision.

Andrea Stella, the head of the McLaren F1 team, stated: “We are disappointed that we didn’t have the opportunity to race.”

It’s surprising that some experienced drivers don’t behave with justifiable prudence. “Go to the first corner, ensure you don’t hurt anyone,” you say.

Stella was referring to both Hulkenberg and Alonso, according to McLaren.

However, Damon Hill, the 1996 world champion, claimed that Piastri’s decision to cut back to the inside in an effort to pass Norris was insufficient because he had not shown enough awareness of the risks of the first corner of an F1 race.

The Australian faced a more successful start than the British, who initially faced pressure from the uphill corner.

But he then turned around and struck Hulkenberg in the exit as he attempted to run into Norris.

Not ideal, according to Piastri, but I haven’t seen what transpired. I attempted to cut down on Lando because we were both very far from the apex before being hit, which sent me into Lando. A shame.

Norris remarked, “I just got hit, right? ” Nothing I did was wrong. Further back, there were events that occurred, and I was hit and unlucky as a result. I’m not sure. I need to examine things a little more closely. More people are being a little careless further back, and we are the result.

When asked by Sky Sport Italy whether he anticipated the incident would have had an impact on Piastri, Norris repeatedly said, “Oscar got hit,” adding: “It can’t be his fault.

Alonso once said, “Some cars came very quickly from the outside and switched back, and then I was there in the middle.”

Big frustrations, according to Hulkenberg, who had qualified for a season-best fourth. The bin’s full of all the good work from yesterday. Simply messy.

“Oscar tried her hardest to get the undercut and exit of Turn One, but I just can’t go.”

McLaren’s drivers and McLaren will discuss the incident after the weekend of the race. Before Saturday’s 22:00 BST grand prix qualifying, both cars needed extensive repairs.

Overall disappointed, but we take it all the way. We are now concentrating on the car repairs, which are a lot of work, and then we will start the weekend from there.

“We are in a strong position in terms of competition, so I hope we have the opportunity to compete normally and make the most of our performance.”

The most crucial thing is the point; I don’t want to discuss malintention; I want to speak only prudence. Everyone benefits from a little bit more prudence.

Max Verstappen won the race, closing in on both McLaren drivers in the championship, who is now 55 points adrift of Piastri and 33 adrift of Norris.

We lost eight points with both drivers, but we focus on ourselves, Stella said. Our vehicle has two skilled drivers and two fierce competitors. Just some regular racing, we anticipate.