ZAK BROWN GIVES STERN WARNING TO LANDO NORRIS AND OSCAR PIASTRI AFTER SINGAPORE COLLISION

McLaren CEO Zak Brown dropped the hammer on Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri after their last-lap sprint collision in Singapore. Norris lunged inside Piastri at Turn 5, spinning both cars and ending Piastri's race. Norris limped home eighth.

Brown's message was unequivocal: "That was a 'don't do that again'. And we didn't say please. That's an order."

Team principal Andrea Stella took a softer line, pressing both drivers to prioritize the team over individual battles. Norris initially defended the move but reversed course by Sunday: "I should never have attempted it. I let down the team."

The timing couldn't be worse. McLaren sits third in the constructors' fight, 105 points behind Ferrari but only seven clear of Red Bull. Norris and Piastri finished fourth and fifth in Sunday's grand prix—damage limited but points left on the table. With Austin next and Red Bull breathing down their necks, McLaren can't afford another papaya-on-papaya incident.