Overview

• Oscar Piastri holds a 22-point advantage over Lando Norris in the drivers’ standings following Norris’s retirement after colliding with his teammate in Montreal.
• McLaren has confirmed it will continue its policy of letting both drivers compete freely without imposing team orders.
• Andrea Stella reiterated that the team’s free-racing principles remain in place but called for better on-track judgment to prevent repeat incidents.
• Former drivers Robert Doornbos praised Piastri’s championship potential while Ralf Schumacher suggested McLaren may have internally decided to back the Australian.
• Lando Norris accepted responsibility for the Canadian GP clash and apologized to his teammate as both prepare for the Austrian Grand Prix, where McLaren leads the constructors’ title chase by 175 points.