Andrea Stella has been very open about the two McLarens battling each other throughout the year. Now that they have, he is adamant it will happen once again. Speaking to the GPBlog and others after the Canadian Grand Prix,

Team principal Andrea Stella acknowledged that a clash between the two championship contenders was imminent at some point in the current season.

Lando Norris crashes out of the Canadian Grand Prix in a collision with McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri, as George Russell wins.

FORMULA One championship leader Oscar Piastri accepted McLaren teammate Lando Norris’s apologies on Sunday after the Briton misjudged a passing move and crashed into him in the closing laps of the Canadian Grand Prix.

Formula One 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.

The McLaren pair collided while battling for fourth at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, with Norris clipping the rear of Piastri’s car

Lando Norris accepted the blame, but outspoken 1997 F1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve says Oscar Piastri is not entirely without fault for the bundle between the two McLarens in Canada.

McLaren has given a clear verdict on their drivers' ambitions after Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris farcically collided at the Canadian Grand Prix.