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The question was asked by Oscar Piastri, and ultimately, his request was denied. Could you imagine the picture that would have been painted if McLaren had made the demand.
Former F1 driver Perry McCarthy believes F1 and McLaren made the right call by not ordering Lando Norris to hand back a position to Oscar Piastri after their collision in the Singapore Grand Prix. Piastri expressed frustration at Norris’s move, but the stewards deemed no action necessary. McLaren rejected Piastri’s request, with assurances to discuss the incident post-race, leading to Piastri’s disappointment. This incident followed a similar call at the Italian Grand Prix when Piastri was asked to swap places with Norris due to a slow pit stop. McCarthy thinks Piastri’s expectations of a position change were low, and manipulating a race in that manner would have made F1 and McLaren appear foolish.
