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.

A late crash with his McLaren teammate Piastri ruined Norris' day, while Mercedes earned a double-podium finish as Russell won in Canada

F1 championship leader Oscar Piastri will start from the second row for the Canadian grand prix, as George Russell takes pole ahead of Max Verstappen in Montreal.

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.

Australia’s Oscar Piastri survived unscathed from his first high-speed collision with Lando Norris to finish fourth in Monday morning’s Canadian Grand Prix and extend his lead in the Formula One world championship after his McLaren teammate admitted he badly messed up.

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Reigning champion Max Verstappen finished second, making points up on Norris and Piastri ahead of Red Bull's home race in Austria at the end of June