Piastri caught up in last-lap crash with teammate in Singapore GP sprint
Oscar Piastri shrugs off a last-lap collision with McLaren teammate Lando Norris that knocks him out of the Singapore F1 Grand Prix sprint race.
On the final lap of the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix sprint race, McLaren teammates Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri collided, ending their hopes for a podium finish. Piastri was forced to retire from the race, while Norris managed to finish eighth. The main race is scheduled to take place later that evening, with Norris qualifying fifth and Piastri seventh.
McLaren's Lando Norris apologized for the incident, admitting he thought he was fully alongside his teammate Oscar Piastri but ran out of space at the apex. Both drivers were summoned to the stewards following the collision, with Piastri noting that they were not in high points-scoring positions. Red Bull's Max Verstappen won the sprint and advanced to fifth in the world championship standings, while Norris secured the final point available in eighth place.
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