After briefly overtaking him with a divebomb at Turn 10, Piastri regained the position on the run down to the final chicane after maximising the slipstream and DRS from Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli ahead.

Norris crashed himself out of the race when he inexplicably tried to pass McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri for fourth place with less than five laps left. Norris got past Piastri in the hairpin, but Piastri was able to get back alongside on the corner exit and won the drag race down the main straightaway until the final chicane.

Lando Norris could cause major problems at McLaren after hearing a reporter's comment about his crash with Oscar Piastri. The Canadian Grand Prix ended in a disaster for McLaren as star driver Norris collided with teammate Piastri late in the race causing him to retire from the race early.

Lando Norris expressed relief that he didn't knock out his team-mate Oscar Piastri from the Canadian Grand Prix after a collision with his title rival. The mishap resulted in the Brit crashing out, but fortunately, the Australian managed to secure fourth place.

He’s not supposed to be doing that, it was a little bit nasty, so there will be some talks later inside the team.”

Piastri was sitting in fourth place with Norris right behind him, but disaster struck for McLaren when the British driver tried to shoot through a gap that wasn't there. Norris clipped his teammate and then collided with the wall, ending his race as a safety car was deployed.

Motorsport commentator Greg Rust believes Oscar Piastri has a mental edge over his teammate Lando Norris as the F1 season approaches the mid-way point.

Oscar Piastri assured there are “no alarm bells” for himself and the upgraded McLaren after a challenging Friday at the Canadian Grand Prix. The Drivers’ Championship leader concluded Friday sat P6 on the FP2 timesheet,