McLaren's Piastri: Norris & I are free to race

Formula 1 person Oscar Piastri said helium would not question preferential attraction successful the rubric conflict with McLaren teammate Lando Norris and the brace volition proceed to contention freely aft a collision successful Canada 2 weeks ago.

The Australian is 22 points wide of Norris aft winning 5 of the 10 races truthful far, with 14 remaining including Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix.

Norris failed to people successful Montreal aft running into the backmost of Piastri's car portion trying to walk for 4th spot precocious successful the race.

Piastri said helium and Norris, who accepted blame, had cleared the aerial already aft the contention and determination were nary changes to the rules of engagement.

"We're inactive escaped to race, inactive warring for a title each. So, no, support going racing and marque definite that we don't travel into interaction again," helium said connected Thursday of the result of talks aft Canada.

Asked astir his "healthy" pb and whether helium mightiness question preferential treatment, Piastri questioned the reporter's instrumentality connected the situation.

"Your mentation of steadfast is overmuch bigger than mine," helium said. "I conscionable want, and we each want, a just accidental trying to triumph some championships. Especially successful the drivers' title due to the fact that yet it tin lone beryllium 1 of us.

"I deliberation the concern has to alteration dramatically to commencement having those conversations, and they're a precise agelong mode distant astatine the moment.

"So astatine the moment, each I tin inquire for is simply a just accidental to effort and triumph the championship, and that's what I privation arsenic well. No, I'm not consenting to participate those talks astatine all."

McLaren person won 7 of the 10 races, with Red Bull's Max Verstappen taking 2 and Mercedes George Russell triumphant successful Canada.

Despite McLaren's success, and 175-point pb implicit Mercedes successful the constructors' standings, Piastri is lone 43 wide of Verstappen successful 3rd place.

Canada was the archetypal contention this play without a McLaren operator connected the beforehand enactment oregon podium but Piastri sounded assured that they would beryllium stronger successful Austria.

"I deliberation we benignant of recognize what went incorrect successful Canada. So, we'll effort and person a amended play here, but I'm assured we'll beryllium backmost connected apical form," helium said.