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The top three finishers give their reaction to Lando Norris’ clash with Oscar Piastri at the Canadian Grand Prix
George Russell appeared to hold Lando Norris responsible for their collision that ended Russell’s race at the Canadian Grand Prix. Norris made contact with Piastri on Lap 67 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Following an aggressive move by Norris into the hairpin, the McLaren pair raced side by side down the back straight, leading to the incident as Piastri defended his position. Despite Norris taking immediate blame over team radio, Piastri finished fourth and extended his championship lead over Norris. The top three finishers in the race cooldown room shared their thoughts on the incident, with Russell likening it to the Lewis and Button clash in 2011.>>::George Russell seemed to blame Lando Norris for his race-ending clash at the Canadian Grand Prix. Norris hit the rear of Piastri on Lap 67 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. The McLaren pair battled hard after Norris attempted an aggressive divebomb into the hairpin. They ran side-by-side down the back straight, with Piastri braking late into the final chicane to keep the position. Piastri covered the inside off, but Norris tried to go for the move regardless. The incident put Norris out of the race, while Piastri was able to finish in fourth. Norris immediately took the blame for the incident, saying over the team radio: “Yeah, sorry, my bad. All my fault. Stupid from me.” It means that Piastri was able to extend his F1 championship lead to 22 points over Norris. Rivals give their view on the incident. As per modern F1 tradition, the top three finishers were shown the highlights of the race in the cooldown room. Russell clinched his first win since Las Vegas last year ahead of Max Verstappen. Kimi Antonelli scored his first podium in F1 and ran just ahead of the McLaren pair before their collision. Antonelli admitted he didn’t know which driver to give slipstream to when he was ahead of the battling McLarens. Antonelli: “I was a bit uncertain over who to give the slipstream to. They both had DRS. I was like… left or right? Verstappen: “What did you do? Go in the middle?” Antonelli: “Yeah (laughs).”
