Everything鈥檚 fair in love and F1 鈥 at least at McLaren.
Oscar Piastri said he and teammate Lando Norris are moving on from their Canadian Grand Prix clash, with both drivers free to keep racing hard under McLaren鈥檚 鈥減apaya rules.鈥
鈥淥bviously, what happened in Canada wasn鈥檛 ideal,鈥 Piastri admitted ahead of this weekend鈥檚 Austrian Grand Prix.
鈥淏ut we鈥檝e talked it through, and we鈥檙e still free to race. We鈥檙e both fighting for the championship, so we鈥檒l keep pushing鈥攋ust without making contact again.鈥
鈥淲hat happened in Canada wasn鈥檛 ideal, but we鈥檙e free to race鈥 ?
Oscar Piastri says there are no changes in how McLaren approaches racing after his collision with Lando Norris in Montreal ? pic.twitter.com/fODheBUaSt
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The 24-year-old Australian said they cleared the air before even returning to team HQ in Montreal.
鈥淟ando put his hands up and apologised, so it鈥檚 all good and I鈥檓 looking forward to going racing again.鈥
Piastri believes McLaren鈥檚 policy of letting its drivers race, as long as it鈥檚 clean, is the right one, especially with both contenders in the title fight.
鈥淚t鈥檚 obviously a difficult one to navigate, but that鈥檚 a good problem to have in some ways,鈥 he said.
鈥淭he biggest and most important thing was just that things remain fair from as many aspects as you can.
鈥淥bviously, there are certain situations that are not always going to be completely fair, whether it鈥檚 strategy because there鈥檚 only one pit box or some other things, but I think that鈥檚 the biggest thing for both of us.
Reflecting on the Canada incident, where Norris misjudged a move and made contact while fighting Piastri for fourth, he praised the team鈥檚 handling of the situation. Piastri recovered to finish fourth, while Norris had to retire.
鈥淏efore Canada, we鈥檇 done a good job managing those risks. I think we handled it well there and since.鈥
Heading into round 11 of 24, Piastri leads Norris by 22 points, with Max Verstappen 24 points further back in third. Norris, who also had a run-in with Verstappen at last year鈥檚 Austrian GP, will be hoping for a clean, confidence-boosting weekend in Spielberg.
(with AFP inputs)