Lando Norris scolds himself over Oscar Piastri collision: 'I made a fool of myself'

Lando Norris admonished himself after he crashed into Oscar Piastri during the Canadian Grand Prix, claiming he made a "fool" of himself.

The McLaren team-mates came together on lap 67 of 70 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, when the British driver tried to overtake against the pit wall on the start/finish straight.

It was a move reminiscent of Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton's clash at the same spot in 2011. The pair were also racing for the Woking squad and the former went on to triumph in one of the all-time historic F1 races.

The latter, however, retired from the grand prix, as Norris did after hitting the back of Piastri. It was a disappointing end to what had been a strong recovery driver from seventh on the grid in Montreal. Norris also received a five-second time penalty having been classified in the results

Whilst the Australian's MCL39 was okay and he managed to retain his fourth place - the position the pair had been fighting for - Norris was quick to apologise to Piastri and the whole team for his error.

Team principal Andrea Stella called it a "misjudgement" and the 25-year-old immediately took responsibility over team radio.

Both the Italian and McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown have maintained the pair colliding this season was not a case of if, but rather a case of when.

When asked about the motivation behind his apology and whether taking ownership for his mistakes was important to him, Norris explained that he did so because he broke the golden papaya rule.

"No, I did it because our number rule one is to not make contact with your team-mate, and it's what I did," the six-time grand prix winner told media including RacingNews365.

The McLaren driver, who is known for chastising himself and being overtly self-critical in the media, lamented himself for an incident he has "a lot of regret" over.

"McLaren is my family. I race for them every single weekend," he stated. "I try and do well for them, more than I often try and do well for myself.

"So when I let them down like this, and when I make fool of myself in a moment like today, yeah, I have a lot of regret for something like that.

"So I'm not proud of that, and I feel bad when I feel like I let my team down. And for me, that's always the worst feeling. So of course, I really need to apologise to all of them, and Oscar as well."

The collision meant Norris' F1 drivers' championship deficit to Piastri grew from 10 points to 22, instead of 12, with 10 rounds of 24 complete.