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Lando Norris Wants Ban for 'Driver that Shouldn't Be in F1' Franco Colapinto
Norris said Colapinto should receive a one-race ban after the restart crash that retired all three cars, while stewards gave him a 10-second penalty.
- McLaren driver Lando Norris crashed out of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after Franco Colapinto locked his brakes at a safety car restart, triggering a chain reaction that also eliminated Alpine driver Pierre Gasly.
- Following a safety car restart, Colapinto locked up at the first corner and slammed into teammate Gasly, who then collided with Norris on the outside line, forcing all three drivers to retire immediately.
- Speaking to BBC Radio, Norris called for action, saying "Give him a ban" and argued the FIA should impose stricter penalties because the collision cost him damaged parts and affected blameless drivers.
- Colapinto apologized, calling the incident "a big mistake," while race stewards issued a 10-second time penalty; Alpine chief Flavio Briatore had recently threatened a media blackout over abuse directed at Gasly.
- Stewards may convert the penalty into a grid sanction for the upcoming Bahrain Grand Prix, as the incident compounds recent controversy involving Argentinian fans and raises questions about Colapinto's future at Alpine.
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The Argentine pilot left his own team-mate, Pierre Gasly, and the English McLaren out of battle after a lump mistake in the Azerbaijani GP.
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LANDO NORRIS had to retire from the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after a crash caused by Franco Colapinto.
·Zagreb, Croatia
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Redacción deportes, 26 Sep (EFE).- The Argentine Franco Colapinto (Alpine), who had to abandon this Saturday the Grand Prix of Azerbaijan, the fifteenth of the Formula One World Championship, after causing an accident -without regretting major damage - that ended with the performance of his partner, Pierre Gasly, and of the English Lando Norris (McLaren), asked "apology" to the French [...] The entry Colapinto: "I apologize to the team and Pierr…
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