Stella praises Norris for offering to help Piastri after Singapore Sprint clash

Andrea Stella praised Lando Norris for offering to help Oscar Piastri during the Singapore Grand Prix, saying the gesture showed that his message about putting McLaren’s interests ahead of individual ones had reached the drivers.

Piastri was trying to recover from an extra stop triggered by a slow puncture when Norris asked the team if he could do anything. Norris later said his own car had a few problems and he could not catch Kimi Antonelli, so he saw a better chance of scoring points by getting Piastri back up the order. He said he ultimately did not need to help; the pair finished fourth and fifth.

The offer came after Norris and Piastri collided in Saturday’s Sprint. Stella said the discussions with the drivers were still ongoing, but were not about revisiting whether Norris had been alongside Piastri. Instead, he said, the team and drivers needed to consider how to put McLaren’s interests above any individual’s and become a more united team.

Stella expects more examples of that approach in future, whether on the radio, in meetings or in McLaren’s race planning.