Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton went toe-to-toe at McLaren in 2007, but narrowly missed out on the Drivers' title to Kimi Raikkonen.

Piastri took a “degree of responsibility” and so the championship leader then added that “the consequences on Lando’s side have been removed”.

Red Bull was fined €50,000, half of which was suspended, after last weekend’s Austin race as a team member disobeyed marshal instructions by accessing the grid during the formation lap.

Lando Norris has concluded that McLaren is “all over the place” in terms of its balance over one lap after first and second practice for Formula 1 ‘s Mexico City Grand Prix. The Brit was fourth-fastest in FP2 at the Hermanos Rodriguez Circuit, two tenths down on Max Verstappen, who topped the session.

Lando Norris expects to benefit from McLaren's decision to remove sporting 'consequences' from clashes with teammate Oscar Piastri in their battle for the Formula One drivers' championship.

"Also you really have to be cut-throat. That's what Max is, he's going to take this from them if they don't do the same," added the Briton, who took the first of his seven titles with McLaren in 2008...