On lap 24 of 51, the McLaren pair came to blows at the first chicane as rookie racer Piastri re-joined the Monza track alongside earlier-stopping Norris in a dice for what was then 10th position.
With Piastri on the inside at the tight first apex, the front-right of the Australian’s MCL60 glanced his team-mate’s sidepod. There was no major damage and both escaped punishment from the stewards.
Nevertheless, team boss Stella branded the incident as “unacceptable”. He said: “There should never ever be contact between two McLaren cars.
“There was a contact, which doesn’t fit the way we go racing at McLaren.
…while we were watching two Ferrari fighting each other towards the end, and everyone was asking himself whether they would shoot each other off the track…
What happened? I missed that somehow, saw only the second half of the race.
…while we were watching two Ferrari fighting each other towards the end, and everyone was asking himself whether they would shoot each other off the track…