Lando Norris is happy that his title challenge is no longer hindered by consequences placed on him by McLaren and says he feels in a “comfortable place”.

McLaren imposed the unspecified “consequences” on Norris after he banged wheels with team-mate and championship leader Oscar Piastri in Singapore .

But the papaya pair collided in more dramatic fashion at the following round in Austin , with Piastri turning into Sauber’s Nico Hulkenberg at the first corner of the sprint before crashing into Norris and wiping the pair of them out.

The team have once again reviewed that incident and Piastri admitted on Thursday that he had taken a “degree of responsibility” for the crash and that the slate had been wiped clean and Norris’ “consequences” removed.

Norris refused to shed any more li

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