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Norris Calls for Colapinto Ban After Baku Restart Crash
Colapinto received a 10-second penalty after a restart crash sent Norris into the barriers and involved teammate Pierre Gasly, officials said.
- On Saturday, Alpine driver Franco Colapinto triggered a collision at Turn 1 during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, ending McLaren driver Lando Norris' race and earning a 10-second penalty for causing the crash.
- Colapinto locked up during a safety car restart on the 51-lap Baku circuit, braking too late at Turn 1 and slamming into teammate Pierre Gasly, whose car pushed Norris into the barriers.
- Norris fumed after the race, telling broadcaster Sky Sports there are "some drivers that shouldn't be in Formula 1." Gasly said he was "struggling to process" what had happened.
- The crash left Norris trailing standings leader Kimi Antonelli by 116 points, damaging his title defense. Colapinto's penalty could convert to a grid drop for next week's Malaysia race, branded the Bahrain Grand Prix.
- Race winner George Russell and Max Verstappen disagreed with Norris' call for a ban, citing cold tires and safety car restarts as mitigating factors. The incident follows online abuse Gasly received after the Spanish Grand Prix.
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The Argentinian Franco Colapinto triggers a chain reaction in Baku. In the end, world champion Lando Norris is also out. And the Englishman foams.
After the accident at Azerbaijan's Grand Prix, the world champion is disbanding the Argentinean, demanding a lock. Other drivers are reacting.
·Berlin, Germany
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Lando Norris says some drivers 'shouldn't be in F1' after Colapinto sets off multi-car crash
McLaren’s Lando Norris has said some drivers “shouldn’t be in Formula 1” after Franco Colapinto set off a multi-car collision that ended the defending champion’s race in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix
·Washington, United States
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The Argentinian Franco Colapinto triggers a chain reaction in Baku. In the end, world champion Lando Norris is also out. And the Englishman foams.
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