Lando Norris has apologised to Franco Colapinto for saying the Argentine ought to be banned for inflicting an accident on the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Colapinto locked up on the restart after a safety-car interval and slid into Alpine team-mate Pierre Gasly, who then hit McLaren driver Norris, in an incident which resulted in all three retiring from the race.
Colapinto stated he was “sorry” for his “huge mistake” however Norris, speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live, said: “Give him a ban. It’s quite simple.”
In a message on Instagram, world champion Norris stated he was sorry for his feedback on Saturday.
“Robust weekend general in Baku and naturally a disappointing and early finish to the race,” he stated.
“After the race, I despatched Franco a message apologising for the feedback I made that I merely shouldn’t have stated.
“I do know higher and feelings have been operating excessive however that isn’t an excuse, it was flawed of me.
“I’ve made errors of my very own over time and I do know that is very a lot part of racing and preventing on the restrict.
“Me and Franco got here to a very good understanding, are nonetheless good buddies and are each excited to get again racing this weekend.”
Colapinto was given a 10-second penalty in the course of the race, however as he was already retired this has been transformed right into a five-place grid drop, which he’ll serve on the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia this weekend.
