The crash that McLaren dreaded, but that everyone else was waiting for, will not change the  team's approach, even though Lando Norris's lost valuable points in Canada. "Today's episode doesn't change our approach.

Verstappen was penalized for causing a collision with Russell in that incident, and is just one penalty point shy of a one-race suspension. The Red Bull driver needs to navigate both the Canadian Grand Prix and the Austrian Grand Prix later this month without incident to avoid a suspension.

Following the incident at the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix, McLaren driver Lando Norris publicly apologized to his teammate Oscar Piastri for the collision that occurred during the race.