Norris Calls for Colapinto Ban After Baku Restart Crash
The FIA converted a 10-second collision penalty into a five-place grid drop after Colapinto retired from the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
- On Saturday, September 26, 2026, Alpine driver Franco Colapinto triggered a multi-car collision at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, forcing Lando Norris and Pierre Gasly to retire; FIA stewards issued a five-place grid penalty for the Bahrain Grand Prix.
- Colapinto locked up into Turn 1 during the first safety car restart, striking Gasly whose car then pushed Norris into the barriers. The Argentine admitted it was a "big mistake" caused by cold tyres and brakes.
- Furious after the retirement, Norris called for a race ban, stating "there's just some drivers that shouldn't be in Formula 1, to be honest"; he demanded the FIA be stricter regarding careless driving.
- Defending Colapinto, race winner George Russell and second-place Max Verstappen dismissed calls for a suspension as "a bit much"; they noted safety car restarts with cold tyres often lead to small errors with major consequences.
- Red Bull driver Isack Hadjar criticized the Baku circuit as "not good enough" for Formula 1 standards; the retirement leaves Norris 116 points behind championship leader Kimi Antonelli after recent setbacks in Italy and Spain.
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Lando Norris says some drivers ’shouldn’t be in F1’ after Franco Colapinto sets off multi-car crash
Lando Norris criticised the standard of some Formula 1 drivers after Franco Colapinto triggered a chain-reaction crash at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Saturday, forcing the defending champion to retire.
Franco Colapinto should be given a one-race ban, Formula One world champion Lando Norris said after he was hit by an Alpine driver at a restart behind the safety car in Baku. The McLaren driver was eliminated and remains 116 points behind championship leader Andrea Kimi Antonelli, BTA reported. "If you cause a crash at a restart like that, you should be given at least one race ban," Norris said, quoted by DPA. "The FIA should be stricter with th…
Lando Norris is pissed off after the heavy accident with Franco Colapinto in Baku and even demands a race lock for the Argentinean. The world champion made it clear that such a driving style has nothing to do with him "in Formula 1.
The Britishman, forced to give up after the Argentinian hook-up, believes that Colapinto deserves to be suspended from a race.
In Baku, Formula 1 World Champion Lando Norris loses important points in the fight for the World Cup classification. The responsibility for this is with competitor Franco Colapinto. He clears out two cars with his Alpine. Norris is very angry.
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