Overview
- Oscar Piastri accepted a degree of responsibility for the Austin sprint clash and confirmed McLaren has removed the internal repercussions previously placed on Lando Norris.
- Both McLaren drivers begin the Mexico City weekend on a clean slate after the team scrapped measures understood to have included qualifying order privileges for Piastri.
- The title picture tightens with Piastri leading Norris by 14 points and Max Verstappen 40 back after Red Bull’s recent run of victories.
- Alpine confirmed reserve Paul Aron will take Pierre Gasly’s car for FP1 in Mexico City, an outing framed by some reports as an audition for a 2026 seat.
- Franco Colapinto, who ignored team orders to hold position in Austin, issued a statement pledging to follow instructions after Alpine reportedly deleted a post that had criticized his actions.