NORRIS CONCEDES HE 'LET DOWN' MCLAREN WITH PIASTRI CLASH

Lando Norris walked back his defiant post-Sprint stance and took full blame for the last-lap collision with Oscar Piastri that spun both McLarens in Singapore. The championship contender initially defended his Turn 5 lunge for fourth—"I have the right to do that"—but changed course after the main race, admitting "I let down the team" and apologizing to the garage. The incident left Piastri retired and team boss Andrea Stella visibly disappointed, though stewards ruled it a racing incident.

Norris finished fourth Sunday, then offered to yield position to help Piastri recover from a puncture-induced second stop. The Australian clawed back to fifth on his own, passing Hamilton's Ferrari on the penultimate lap. The reversal signals McLaren's title push has entered zero-margin territory—with the constructors' fight tight and Max Verstappen still ahead, the papaya cars can't afford to take points off each other. Next time the gap opens, Norris says he'll think twice.