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Former F1 Champion Doesn't Hold Back on Norris–Piastri Clash

Norris cut Piastri's lead to 22 points after their first-lap collision at Singapore, while McLaren clinched a second consecutive Constructors' Championship.

  • Lando Norris reduced Oscar Piastri's championship lead after the Singapore Grand Prix while McLaren team secured a second successive Constructors' Championship.
  • Norris launched an opening-lap pass, making minor contact with Max Verstappen, then engaging wheel-to-wheel with Oscar Piastri after starting two places behind and half-a-car's length alongside at turn two.
  • The stewards found the FIA and race stewards reviewed the collision but took no action, and McLaren team declined Piastri's request to reinstate positions.
  • Norris finished a place ahead with Piastri recorded as finishing two seconds behind, and Piastri showed visible frustration, briefly disconnecting his radio while CEO Zak Brown celebrated.
  • With six races left, the incident intensified a rivalry following last month's Italian Grand Prix position swap that had already aggrieved Oscar Piastri, McLaren team boss Andrea Stella promised a review.
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McLaren secured the constructors' title in Singapore, but the battle between drivers Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris came under scrutiny again.

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Less than 'one race' separates McLaren drivers at the top of the standings

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talkSPORT broke the news in United Kingdom on Sunday, October 5, 2025.
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