Piastri Norris Start Mexico GP Clean Slate After Texas Collision

McLaren drivers Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris will enter the Mexico City Grand Prix weekend with a "clean slate" following their collision in the Sprint race at the United States Grand Prix. McLaren has removed the repercussions previously imposed on Norris for a prior incident in Singapore after determining that Piastri shared some responsibility for the Austin crash. Both drivers retired from the Sprint race in Austin, where Piastri accepted a degree of responsibility for the collision, while Norris had initially faced consequences extending through the season. Despite the incidents and the ongoing championship battle, Piastri stated that these events have not added pressure on the team or affected their racing focus. Their constructors' championship is already secured, and the team is aiming for their first title double since 1998, with Piastri leading the drivers' championship by a reduced margin over Norris and Max Verstappen. The team remains focused on racing and performance rather than dwelling on past incidents.