McLaren finds cause of Norris' retirement at the Dutch Grand Prix

Lando Norris seemed to be on track for second place in the Dutch Grand Prix behind teammate Oscar Piastri last Sunday. However, a defect in his McLaren in the absolute final stage of the race caused Norris to drop out, hence losing valuable points in the fight for the world title.

Andrea Stella, the team boss of McLaren, could not indicate what caused his engine failure immediately after the race. The Italian did suggest that indicators were pointing in a specific direction. Before any further statements were made about the cause, McLaren wanted to conduct further investigation.

Here and there it was speculated that there might be a malfunction with the Mercedes engine, after lately several teams powered by the German manufacturer had problems with the power unit.

GPblog can now report that there was no problem with Norris' engine. In the factory of the reigning constructor champion, it has emerged that a problem on the chassis side was identified. What exactly this problem is, however unclear.

At least this news will be a relief for Norris. After all, the Brit was at the limit with regard to using various engine parts. If these were to be replaced with a new part, he might have faced a grid penalty.

Therefore, Norris is spared this in the run-up to the Italian Grand Prix this coming weekend. There, the Brit hopes to make up for some of his accrued backlog on Piastri. In the championship, the Australian currently has 34 more points than Norris.