McLaren CEO Zak Brown has clarified remarks made by Lando Norris concerning the results he faces following his collision with teammate Oscar Piastri on the Singapore Grand Prix.
Norris’ aggressive transfer on Piastri at first of the Singapore GP took the shine off McLaren’s F1 constructors’ championship triumph.
Norris sustained minor front-wing harm because the pair battled by the opening sequence of corners.
The transfer irked Piastri, who complained over group radio as he felt Norris’ overtake contravened McLaren’s racing guidelines.
With the stewards deciding to take no motion, McLaren didn’t intervene.
On Thursday in Austin, Norris revealed that he confronted “repercussions” for his actions.
Neither Norris nor Piastri defined what the results can be.
Throughout FP1, Brown was requested how Norris can be punished for his overtake.
“We evaluation, in fact, each race,” Brown stated. “Lando and Oscar had a little bit little bit of a contact there.
“The beginning of the System 1 race is fairly manic, it was clearly not intentional. However we don’t need our automobiles touching, so we laid out how we go racing at first of the 12 months.
“So a little bit of a sporting repercussion in lieu of what occurred. So we transfer ahead, the drivers are comfy and so they’re free to race and searching ahead to an enormous race weekend.”
Norris’ punishment “gained’t be observed”
McLaren have tried to maintain issues truthful between their two F1 title contenders.
On the Italian Grand Prix, Piastri was ordered to let Norris overtake after a sluggish pit cease for the latter.
Lando Norris
Brown was pressed by Karun Chandhok on how Norris shall be impacted after his aggressive manoeuvre in Singapore.
“It’s marginal,” Brown added. “It’s per what occurred – which was a racing incident, on the finish of the day, at first of a grand prix with a observe that was considerably damp.
“It wasn’t intentional, so very marginal, it in all probability gained’t be observed. Lando and Oscar know what it’s, which is what’s most necessary.
“In fact we need to be clear with our followers. We’re doing it the laborious means, making an attempt to let each guys race for the championship. The simple means out can be to have a one and two as some groups do, however that’s not how McLaren need to go racing.”
