{
  "id": 10425974,
  "title": "F1 pundit slams Franco Colapinto's \"outrageous\" Baku crash but rejects Lando Norris's race ban call",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/f1-pundit-slams-franco-colapintos-outrageous-baku-crash-but-rejects",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-28T11:00:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-pundit-slams-franco-colapintos-outrageous-baku-crash-but-rejects-lando-norriss-race-ban-call/10859752/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.\n\nLando 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.\n\nColapinto 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.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "Norris says Colapinto should be banned after accident",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/norris-says-colapinto-should-be-banned-after-accident",
        "published": "2026-09-26T14:03:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "SB Nation",
        "title": "Lando Norris blasts Franco Colapinto after Azerbaijan GP",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/lando-norris-blasts-franco-colapinto-after-azerbaijan-gp-10003811",
        "published": "2026-09-26T14:20:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Lando Norris blasts Franco Colapinto after Azerbaijan GP",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/lando-norris-blasts-franco-colapinto-after-azerbaijan-gp",
        "published": "2026-09-26T14:20:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Motorsport.com",
        "title": "Pierre Gasly feeling “crushed” after Franco Colapinto took him out of Azerbaijan GP",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/pierre-gasly-feeling-crushed-after-franco-colapinto-took-him-out-of",
        "published": "2026-09-26T15:09:15.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}