Jenson Button shares what was ‘unusual’ about Lando Norris’ Singapore clash with Oscar Piastri

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Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri collided yet again as they fought for the same piece of tarmac at the 2025 Singapore Grand Prix.

Not much damage was done to either car, and both continued on, helping McLaren to earn a second consecutive constructors’ championship. Now, the focus will turn to the drivers’ title hunt, which seems to be intensifying by the week.

Piastri felt as though his teammate had been too aggressive when trying to pass him on lap one of the Singapore Grand Prix. Onboard footage showed the Aussie sustaining quite a heavy bump from his left-hand side, which sent him close to the wall.

Piastri agreed with Zak Brown and feels as though he and Norris do get to race each other fair and hard on track. McLaren fans told Piastri to ‘stop crying’ after he campaigned for action to be taken over radio exchanges with his engineer. He didn’t feel as though things had been dealt with fairly.

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Jenson Button says Lando Norris’ understeer was ‘unusual’ in Oscar Piastri clash

The F1 paddock has Piastri concerns as the intensity of the championship fight ramps up. Some doubt his ability to deal with everything that comes with such a difficult situation. After all, the last time he competed for such prestigious silverware was four years ago in Formula 2.

The last few races at street circuits haven’t really suited the McLaren car, but the upcoming events look a bit better for them. They prefer high-speed tracks, where their machine works well. In Singapore, it was some low-speed oversteer which caught Norris off guard in his clash with Piastri.

Speaking on Sky Sports F1, Jenson Button believes that it was ‘unusual’ for the Briton to have to catch a slide at that stage in the corner. Going over the kerb aggressively did him few favours, considering rain had not long cleared.

“It’s racing,” he said. “He’s side by side. He had the little tap into the back of the Red Bull of Max. And he’s got a bit of oversteer, which is quite unusual. I think it just shows how low the grip was. He didn’t purposefully try to push him in the wall.

“It’s not like he drove him into the wall. It’s not like he drove all the way to the wall hoping that Oscar would hit the wall or disappear. It was halfway through the corner, he had a snap of oversteer. If I was Oscar, I would be like, ‘Ah, my teammate got the better of me there!’ And that’s it.”

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Why McLaren have some rust to shake off as their drivers fight for the 2025 F1 title

The last time two McLaren drivers were fighting for a title together was 15 years ago, when Button and Lewis Hamilton were at the team.

A lot of things will have changed at the Woking-based outfit since then, and with new management comes new ideas.

Hamilton and Button rarely clashed on track, but Norris and Piastri are different drivers. It has also been so long since the team had to manage such a situation.

At times, there have been signs of rust in their decision-making, and some calls, such as swapping their drivers in Monza, have been questioned.

Now, there is no more room for error. They must execute to the best of their ability to keep things fair, not just for Norris and Piastri, but the team as a whole. Opening the door for Max Verstappen to make a late push could be devastating.