Analysis: Norris’s crash into McLaren teammate and championship rival Oscar Piastri at the end of the Canadian GP was completely needless - but was it a sign of something deeper?

McLaren pair Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri clashed in a dramatic end to the Canadian Grand Prix; Norris came off worse and retired as he accepted blame for the collision; Sky Sports F1s Martin Brundl

Just weeks before the sport blurs fact with fiction with the F1 movie launch, the Canadian GP read a lot like a nail-biting screenplay.

Formula 1 leader Oscar Piastri stayed hopeful after a qualifying session that had McLaren boss Andrea Stella talking of damage limitation in Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix.

McLaren's two championship contenders waged a fierce battle toward the end that resulted in Lando Norris crashing out and Oscar Piastri extending his lead in the standings.