Norris' 'misjudgment' caused what Stella never want to see happen to McLaren
22:32, 15 Jun
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Andrea Stella, McLaren's team principal, has reacted to the woeful crash between his two drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. Here's what the Italian team boss had to say.
In the dying stages of the race both drivers were locked in a no quarters battle for P4. Norris then went for an overzealous move on Piastri which caused the crash and ultimately his retirement from the race.
"It is absolutely a misjudgement that cost Lando quite a lot in the championship. It already cost for the team so definitely an incident that should have not happened," Stella said to Sky Sports.
Norris breaks McLaren principle with Piastri clash
For McLaren team harmony and keeping the racing clean on track has been a pilar of the team's newly adopted philosophy under Stella's leadership, which has now been broken.
"It's something we definitely need to review because this is a very clear principle. At the same time it's a contact that happened because of a misjudgement Just Lando misjudged the distance to the car ahead and therefore there was no malintent."
"Lando owned immediately, took responsibility for that, but certainly something to discuss and review. Our principles are already in place, our drivers will have something to learn further and we go racing again."
"We never want to see a McLaren involved in an accident and definitely we never want to see the two McLarens touching each other," concluded Stella.
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