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Norris Apologizes to Colapinto Over F1 Ban Demand

Reigning world champion Lando Norris has apologized to Franco Colapinto for demanding a race ban after their collision at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Reigning world champion Lando Norris has apologized to Franco Colapinto for demanding a race ban for the Alpine driver after the collision at Formula 1's Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Colapinto caused a pile-up at the lap 36 restart by locking up into Turn 1 of the slippery Baku street circuit, which eliminated himself, team-mate Pierre Gasly and McLaren's Norris. biznow.biz

Norris was left furious by the incident, but has since expressed regret for his initial comments demanding a race ban for Colapinto, acknowledging the intensity of the moment on the challenging Baku street circuit.