McLaren delivered a clear message to Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri ahead of Austin: race hard, but another collision brings consequences. The directive follows their last-lap contact in Singapore's Sprint, where Norris took blame despite stewards calling it a racing incident. Team bosses reminded both of last year's Turn 1 crash at COTA — a pattern they won't tolerate in the title fight.
Norris admitted he "got plenty of telling-offs" but says they're still allowed to race. More worrying is his blunt assessment of the car: it's too knife-edge to win a championship. Despite three poles and two wins this summer, the McLaren demands near-perfect execution and remains brutally difficult at the limit. Norris believes another win is possible but says the team needs a more forgiving platform for next year. Austin's high-speed esses will show whether they've clawed back any margin since Singapore.
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