Analysis: Norris’s crash into McLaren teammate and championship rival Oscar Piastri at the end of the Canadian GP was completely needless - but was it a sign of something deeper?

Lando Norris collided with team-mate Oscar Piastri as they fought for fourth place in the closing laps of Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix and the Brit has accepted full responsibility for a coming togeth

McLaren’s intra-team Formula 1 world championship battle erupted into contact at the Canadian Grand Prix as Lando Norris

Lando Norris’ chances at the 2025 Formula 1 championship took a massive hit in Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix. Norris crashed himself out of the race when he inexplicably tried to pass McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri for fourth place with less than five laps left.

Just weeks before the sport blurs fact with fiction with the F1 movie launch, the Canadian GP read a lot like a nail-biting screenplay.

McLaren pair Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri clashed in a dramatic end to the Canadian Grand Prix; Norris came off worse and retired as he accepted blame for the collision; Sky Sports F1s Martin Brundl

Lando Norris’s F1 title chances have been assessed by Martin Brundle following his “very clumsy” error at the Canadian Grand Prix. Norris ran into the back of McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri as they battled in the closing stages of Sunday’s race in Montreal, with the Briton suffering race-ending damage.

As George Russell delivered a faultless drive to win from pole position ahead of Red Bull rival Max Verstappen, Norris banged into the back of Piastri as they duelled for fourth place with three laps to go. Norris attempted to pass Piastri across the start-finish line but he misjudged the move and hit his team-mate's car.

Red Bull alleged that the Mercedes driver had driven erratically behind Safety Car and displayed unsportsmanlike behavior.