In the closing laps of the Canadian Grand Prix, McLaren teammates Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris were battling for fourth place, with hopes of a fight further up the grid on the table for the McLaren driver who emerged victorious.

Lando Norris admitted responsibility in what happened to Oscar Piastri at the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday. The two McLaren drivers have had a spectacular year and sit at the top two places in the podium, but the Canadian Grand Prix did not end well for either of them.

George Russell impressively won from pole in Montreal on Sunday ahead of Max Verstappen and Kimi Antonelli – the 18-year-old’s first F1 podium. There was late drama at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve as Norris attempted to overtake McLaren teammate Piastri but misjudged a gap and ended up colliding with the Australian and a wall.

Norris and Piastri made contact in the closing stages of Sunday’s race in Montreal while contesting fourth place. Zak Brown praises Lando Norris’s ‘candor’ after Oscar Pia

Lando Norris was handed a further punishment by the stewards after his crash at the Canadian Grand Prix. Norris, 25, started from P7 following a disappointing qualifying session on Saturday afternoon. Towards the closing stages of the race, the Brit was on the charge as he closed in on his teammate, Oscar Piastri, who was running in P4.

When seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton suffered damage to his car during the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday, the cause wasn’t initially clear.

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Lando Norris imploded what had been a fine Canadian GP when he hit McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri. He risks spiralling in F1's title battle