"McLaren and Formula One could do with anything decisive in the championship battle between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri being decided on the track and without reference to the pit wall as the title run-in begins at the Circuit of the Americas on Friday. With the Singapore Grand Prix's doubtless extensive and tense debriefs dealt with, McLaren will be hoping for a reset."
"Norris was almost certainly more than aware of the historical context of his riposte to his aggrieved teammate at the last grand prix weekend. In a fiercely contested title fight with the Australian, that Norris invoked one of Ayrton Senna's most famous sentiments was lost on no one but the incident that provoked his comment was of an entirely different nature to those that defined the Brazilian's great rivalries."
"While the spirit is similar, the wording is where the similarities end. Senna later admitted he had no intent of letting Prost beat him through the first corner while Norris did try to make his pass cleanly at the Marina Bay circuit. Indeed, it was a perfectly valid effort that went unpenalised even with the glancing blow he made against his McLaren teammate as he went through."
McLaren and Formula One need the championship fight between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri decided on track without reference to team orders as the season moves to Circuit of the Americas. The Singapore Grand Prix produced extensive tense debriefs and McLaren seeks a reset. Norris referenced a famous Ayrton Senna sentiment in response to his aggrieved teammate, but the provoking incident differed from Senna's historic rivalries. Norris attempted an opening-lap pass that resulted in contact after clipping Max Verstappen; the pass went unpenalised despite a glancing blow to Piastri. Piastri reacted angrily and called the move unfair, but McLaren did not order a return of position.
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