F1 pundit slams Franco Colapinto's "outrageous" Baku crash but rejects Lando Norris's race ban call

Franco Colapinto was involved in a collision at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. According to Motorsport.com, a pundit described the incident as "outrageous". Colapinto locked up and hit his Alpine teammate Pierre Gasly, who then collided with McLaren driver Lando Norris. The incident resulted in all three drivers retiring from the race.

Lando Norris had called for Colapinto to be banned, saying it was "careless" and not driving that "deserves to be in Formula One". However, Norris later apologized for his comments, saying he should not have said what he did and that he and Colapinto had come to a good understanding. Colapinto was given a 10-second penalty, which was converted to a five-place grid drop for the next race.

Colapinto apologized for his "big mistake", while Gasly expressed disappointment, saying he had "obviously very disappointed for all the guys". The incident occurred during a safety car restart, with Colapinto going for a move down the inside into Turn 1.

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