McLaren call for 'perspective' after Oscar Piastri radio anger

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has defended Oscar Piastri's radio annoyance following a first-lap incident with Lando Norris in Singapore.

Norris made contact with Piastri after touching the rear of Verstappen's car as they navigated the opening corner of the race.

After McLaren asserted they would not intervene with the on-track order after the incident, Piastri questioned the approach, labelling it as “not fair”.

Although Norris had damage to his front wing, the Briton had stronger pace than his team-mate during the race and crossed the line in third place, one position ahead of Piastri.

Addressing Piastri's annoyance, Stella downplayed the significance of the radio comments.

“We have to put everything in perspective,” he told Sky F1. 

“It’s a comment from a driver in an F1 car, there’s the heat of the moment.

“The information that is available is just his point of view and Lando moving on to him. So I think, as usual, we will have a good conversation.

“We will build from there and come up stronger. This has been the whole process, as we said before, on building together a strong team, of which the drivers are a great foundational part.”

Amid the tensions, McLaren managed to seal the constructors' championship with six rounds to spare.

Just 22 points separate Piastri and Norris as the pair both seek their first title. Stella has asserted that its approach to managing the duo will not change despite the teams' title being wrapped up.  

“The two drivers, they were already in condition to race and pursue their aspirations,” he said.

“We will stay in continuity with this approach. Every race we learn a little bit, we fine-tune, but it's a matter of details.

“There will be continuity with what is the pursuit of the drivers’ championship, it doesn’t change the approach having won the constructors’.