Overview

• McLaren confirmed Oscar Piastri had already shut down his car and unplugged his steering wheel, so he did not hear Zak Brown’s post-race message in the widely shared clip.
• Lando Norris’s first‑lap Turn 3 move clipped Max Verstappen and then contacted Piastri, with Norris finishing third to seal the constructors’ title and Piastri taking fourth.
• Piastri questioned the move over team radio during the race, and the post-race video drew heavy social-media reaction portraying a supposed “villain arc.”
• Team principal Andrea Stella said the incident will undergo a detailed internal review before the United States Grand Prix to maintain clarity, unity and driver trust.
• McLaren said Piastri missed the podium celebration due to TV duties and later joined the garage photo, while the drivers’ championship gap tightened with six rounds remaining and stewards saw no need to investigate the clash.