Austrian GP: Oscar Piastri says sorry to McLaren after Lando Norris near-miss practically causes one other team-mate collision | F1 Information

Oscar Piastri apologised to McLaren after admitting to “pushing the boundaries” within the incident that just about noticed him collide with team-mate Lando Norris of their battle for Austrian Grand Prix victory.

Only a fortnight after the 2 McLarens made contact when a misjudgement from Norris noticed him hit the again of his team-mate’s automotive, Piastri got here inside inches of doing likewise on lap 20 when he went for a transfer down the within of Flip 4 however locked his entrance tyres.

The 2 vehicles simply averted contact as Norris become the nook, with the Briton happening to carry the lead and win the race forward of Piastri to chop his team-mate’s world title result in 15 factors.

Quickly after his subsequent first pit cease, Piastri was warned by his race engineer Tom Stallard: “Suggestions from the pit wall, the manoeuvre in Flip 4 with the lock up was too marginal. We will not do this once more.”

After the race, an apologetic Piastri acknowledged on McLaren group radio: “Sorry for the transfer in Flip 4. My dangerous.”

Elaborating additional later, the Australian mentioned of McLaren’s pit-wall instruction: “I imply, I assumed it was a good remark.

“Locking up and lacking the again of your team-mate by not so much is actually pushing the boundaries.

“Even when I hadn’t been advised something, I did not suppose it was a smart determination to strive that one once more. So, yeah, a good remark and nothing greater than that.“

Staff boss Andrea Stella advised Sky Sports activities F1: “We wanted to present Oscar a bit of recommendation when it comes to the manoeuvre in nook 4, which he really acknowledged.

“I am happy with him for a way he mentioned straight after the chequered flag that he was sorry for that manoeuvre, he went a bit too far.

“It isn’t straightforward. It is Formulation 1, he is racing onerous, however it’s an excellent day.”

McLaren ‘very proud’ of drivers after shut, tense duel

The dominant McLaren pair had already gone wheel to wheel for a number of corners 9 laps earlier, with Piastri briefly gaining the lead into Flip Three just for Norris to retake the place earlier than the following nook.

And with the team-mates having in the end battled with out contact, Stella mentioned the group had been “very glad, very happy with how they dealt with the scenario” on the monitor.

He added: “They’re clearly worrying moments however we belief, we depend on Oscar and Lando. And likewise, as soon as we’re on the pit wall, you simply attempt to keep as chilled as attainable, analyse rationally what goes.

“However for us, it was clear that the fellows each wanted to have the chance to win the race, so long as they do it in the best way they’ve finished it right now.

“So it is an excellent spectacle for Formulation 1. We’re glad that we entertain our followers and we stay up for extra races like this, even when, sure, it might give us some nervousness on the pit wall. However that is what we’re right here for.”

Piastri added: “There have been just a few battles prior to now, not simply final week, however final yr and the yr earlier than. So, I feel we each knew what to anticipate.

“It was a tricky battle. It was shut at some factors, in all probability pushing the bounds a bit a lot from my facet a couple of times. However we’re combating for race wins in Formulation 1.

“It’ll be fairly powerful work and fairly onerous. I assumed it was an entertaining race. After the primary cease, possibly we did not do the appropriate factor giving Lando some respiration room, however the first 20 laps had been fairly intense. So, it was an excellent battle.”

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