Any repercussions for Lando Norris stemming from the Singapore Grand Prix have been eliminated by McLaren after the crew concluded Oscar Piastri bore some duty for the crash at the beginning of the Dash in the USA GP.
Norris had been cited for the best way he raced his teammate in Singapore, with penalties recognized that will have run to the top of this season. Nonetheless, after the 2 drivers collided at the beginning of the Dash at Circuit of The Americas as Piastri tried to tug off a switchback transfer at Flip 1 – resulting in preliminary contact with Nico Hulkenberg – the Australian admits the scenario has now evened out.
“We’ve gone via it once more – usually we undergo each weekend, no matter what’s occurred,” Piastri stated. “I feel there’s a diploma of duty from my aspect within the Dash. And we’re beginning this weekend with a clear slate for each of us. So, yeah, simply going out and racing, and see who can come out on high.
“Sure, the implications on Lando’s aspect have been eliminated. And sure, finally it was that [move at the start]. There have been a variety of components concerned, however sure, finally, that’s what has been determined.”
Piastri insists the repercussions and outcomes from totally different incidents don’t add any further strain onto the McLaren drivers, and equally he isn’t letting Max Verstappen’s current beneficial properties influence his method to racing within the closing phases of the season.
“Clearly the hole has shrunk a bit of bit in the previous couple of races, however for me the main focus has all the time been on attempting to go as quick as I can and get probably the most out of each weekend,” Piastri stated. “Which in a few of the weekends we have now, in a few of them we undoubtedly haven’t. That is actually all I am centered on and I feel if I do a ok job of getting on high of that each weekend, then it would not actually matter what the image seems like.
“Each [leading and chasing] have their positives and negatives. Clearly everybody likes a very good underdog story or attempting to return again is usually a bit simpler, however I would relatively have the championship lead than being in every other spot.
“I’ve all the time type of stated I take pleasure in that as a result of it usually means you are doing one thing proper. I feel via the course of the season we have now completed a variety of issues proper and there is some issues that we will nonetheless do even higher.”
