Overview

• Lando Norris admitted fault and apologized to his team and Piastri after crashing into his teammate’s car at the Canadian Grand Prix, resulting in a 22-point deficit in the drivers’ standings.
• Andrea Stella described the crash as a learning opportunity and warned that similar intra-team incidents may reoccur as the championship battle intensifies.
• Jenson Button called Norris’s recovery from the collision a crucial test of his mental resilience and said he expects the Briton to emerge stronger.
• Reigning F1 Academy champion Abbi Pulling and former McLaren driver Juan Pablo Montoya criticized Norris’s move as overly emotional and premature, suggesting his desperation risked the team’s momentum.
• McLaren maintains its lead in the constructors’ championship, with the incident viewed as a low-stakes scenario that could strengthen intra-team harmony moving forward.