Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri agree on one thing after McLaren team orders

Lando Norris has been given the green light to continue his F1 title battle with Oscar Piastri despite a recent collision with his team-mate in Canada. The British driver crashed out in Montreal a fortnight ago after misjudging an overtake on his fellow McLaren racer, promptly apologising for his mistake. Piastri was willing to let bygones be bygones, although McLaren did hold discussions with their drivers to prevent any lingering problems.

"They were not the most joyful conversations, but they were conversations that clearly needed to be had," Norris confessed ahead of this weekend's Austrian Grand Prix. "It is not about just me, but it is about how we perform as a team and we all know what the number one rule was, and continues to be [not crashing into each other]. So, there were very constructive things that were said, in an unfortunate way but in a good way, too, because many things have come out stronger which you might not have expected."

Norris, known for dwelling on personal mistakes, insists he has moved past this incident after "a tough couple of days". He stated: "It took me a little time [to get over] because my team means everything to me. They are the people I have grown up with and the team that has given me my opportunity in F1.

"So, what happened in Montreal with my team-mate was probably the most painful part for me because it was the last thing I would ever want to happen and for that action to have come from me. But I have become a lot better at dealing with those moments and trying to move on as quickly as possible was very important. We come here with that in the past and we go again."

Both drivers are on the same page regarding their on-track relationship, with Norris stating: "Nothing has changed. It actually showed the trust and honesty that Oscar and I have for one another.

"And it is important that we keep that going and we stay strong because we don't want the downfall that we know other teams have had in the past. We want to race fair, hard and on the limit but we don't want a repeat of what happened last time out and that takes both of us even though Canada was on me."

Piastri also weighed in on the matter: "Obviously, what happened in Canada wasn't ideal, but we're still free to race, still fighting for a championship each. So nope, [we'll] keep going racing and make sure that obviously we don't come into contact again.

" "We knew going into this year it was probably going to be a close fight between Lando and I with the championship at stake, so it's no surprise to anyone that we're kind of in this scenario now. And I've said it multiple times before but Lando and I don't just want one opportunity this year to win a championship.

"We want this to go on for as long as we're in F1. I think the headline a few weeks ago was it's not wise to fight for a championship or win a championship and bring the house down with it, so I think that's still very much at the forefront of our minds.

"We want this success for years to come and having the team united is a very simple way of doing that."