Oscar Piastri reveals there is no bad blood between himself and his McLaren teammate, Lando Norris, following their crash at the 2025 Canadian GP, as the Australian opens up on their relationship amid the post-race fallout from Montreal.
The pair are contending for the most illustrious prize in Formula 1 as they scrap it out to become the latest drivers’ champion, taking the trophy away from Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.
And whilst things have generally been very fair and clean between them, they have also seldom met on track and have been protected from the risk of colliding in wheel-to-wheel racing.
However, that changed on June 15 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal as the two papaya-coloured cars finally ran into each other on Lap 66 as the pair contested for fourth-place and a potential podium.
The moment came after Norris, running fifth, made a lunge to the inside at the Turn 10 hairpin, something his colleague smartly read and executed a switchback for batter straight-line speed down the long back straight.
The man from Melbourne held the inside line through the Turn 12 and 13 chicane but had a compromised exit speed that allowed his 25-year-old rival to get a run as he seemed destined to make the overtake into Turn 1.
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But disaster struck as they approached the start-finish line when the Brit ran into the back of his rival and took himself out of the race, sparking fears of a relationship breakdown between the pair but Piastri insists this isn’t the case as he opens up on his and Norris’ situation after their Canadian GP crash.
“It was fine,” Piastri told media, including Total-Motorsport.com, of the team’s debrief. “Half of it was on the way to the steward’s room, so it was fun, but no, all good.
“We spoke about it honestly before we even got back to the team. Lando put his hands up and apologized, so no, all good, and looking forward to going racing again.”
Piastri later added: “I don’t think it will change anything. For me, I certainly won’t do anything different or behave differently. If Lando does, that’s for him to answer.
“But I don’t expect anything to change. We’ve still got a long season ahead, and I think it’s going to be a tight battle for the rest of the year.”
Will McLaren change their papaya rules after Norris and Piastri crash at Canadian GP?
For all of the talk of the infamous papaya rules, the collision between the pair has led to concern that they might not be able to keep it clean on track as they contest the championships.
The principle rule of the philosophy is that the drivers should never crash because that can be disastrous for the team, and McLaren’s objectives are paramount and above nay of the drivers’ personal goals.
So with the first flash in the pan finally here in the 2025 Formula 1 season, have Zak Brown and Andrea Stella decided to clamp down ahead of the Austrian GP at the Red Bull Ring?
“No. Same as always,” Piastri added. “Obviously, what happened in Canada wasn’t ideal.
“But we’re still free to race, we’re still fighting for a championship each. So no, keep going racing and make sure that we don’t come into contact again.”
