Steiner has his say on 'British bias' after Norris's Canada penalty

The 25-year-old ended his tenth Grand Prix of the season prematurely after crashing into the back of teammate Oscar Piastri.

After going side-by-side down the back straight of the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Piastri went ahead with a move going into the Wall of Champions chicane. Norris tried to get back ahead, but a move to the inside of the straight meant he misjudged the space and crashed into the back of Piastri, ending up in the wall and ending his race.

Norris was handed a five-second time penalty for the incident, and that decision from the stewards was the correct one, Steiner believes.

"I wouldn't give him penalty points for this one," the 60-year-old stated while on the Red Flags podcast.

After the decision was made by the stewards in Montreal, discussions were had on whether the penalty Norris received was fair, with some people believing certain drivers may have been handed a firmer penalty than the McLaren driver.

Steiner was asked about the 'British bias' tag that has been floating around in the pinnacle of motorsport, but he was quick to shut it down.

"What I would say on the stewards, Gerd Ennser, who was the chief steward, in my opinion, is the best steward," the Italian continued by saying.

"He knows his regulations very well. He is a judge in real life, so he knows what it is like to make high-pressure decisions like these. I think it was ok what [Norris] got.

"He damaged himself enough, because now, we are just spreading the message that he should be number two in the team," concluded Steiner, reaffirming an early point he made about Piastri becoming the lead driver at McLaren.