‘I misjudged it’ – Norris apologises for ‘being stupid’ in Piastri battle after crashing out of Canadian GP

Lando Norris has apologised to McLaren team mate Oscar Piastri for their late-race collision in the Canadian Grand Prix, with the Briton blaming himself for “being stupid” by attempting a move that he “misjudged”.

Norris had been chasing down Piastri in a battle for fourth during the final stages of the event, leading to the gap between them increasingly closing in. An overtake in the hairpin initially put Norris ahead, before Piastri retook the position into Turn 13.

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However, when Norris looked to then find a way past on the straight, the 25-year-old braked late and ran into the back of Piastri’s car.

The damage forced Norris to pull off the track and retire from the running, also triggering a Safety Car, while Piastri was able to continue and crossed the line in fourth.

Reflecting on the incident afterwards, Norris took full accountability – while he was also hit with a five-second penalty by the stewards for being at fault – as he explained what his thinking had been in the moment.

“I thought Oscar would move a bit more to the right, not to leave a gap obviously – I don’t expect something to be easy from him, but I just misjudged it,” the six-time race winner explained.

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“It was all my mistake, I take full blame so I apologise to my whole team and to Oscar for attempting something like that.”

Pushed on the idea that he had to go for it – given that he is fighting for a championship – Norris responded: “Yeah, but there’s going for it like in the hairpin – a good, fair move – and there’s being stupid like I was at the end.”

When speaking to Sky Sports F1, Norris clarified that he had not asked to be let through at any point as he chased down Piastri, who in turn was trying to catch Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli in third.

The British racer was also quizzed on how he will reset ahead of the next round on the calendar in Austria, which takes place on June 27-29.

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“I go to bed tonight and, yeah, apologise to everyone and then crack on,” Norris conceded.