NORRIS “GOT PLENTY OF TELLING-OFFS” FROM MCLAREN OVER SINGAPORE COLLISION WITH PIASTRI

McLaren didn't hold back after Lando Norris punted Oscar Piastri on the final lap of the Singapore sprint. Norris admitted he "got plenty of telling-offs" from team brass, though the green light to race remains. The collision triggered a pointed debrief before Austin—where the same two drivers tangled in last year's sprint.

"We're still allowed to race," Norris said, "but we can't have a coming-together." Translation: there's a gap, and there's a gap worth taking. McLaren management, led by CEO Zak Brown and team principal Andrea Stella, drew a hard line. Piastri said he's "happy with how things have been dealt with."

COTA is no place for McLaren to repeat the mistake. The papaya cars are quick enough to fight at the front without taking each other out, and with the constructors' battle tightening, the team can't afford another own-goal from drivers who should be banking maximum points together, not swapping paint.