# Lando Norris Calls for Franco Colapinto Race Ban

> Norris demands Colapinto banned after Azerbaijan GP collision.
- Title: Lando Norris Calls for Franco Colapinto Race Ban · Sky Sports
- Summary: Norris demands Colapinto banned after Azerbaijan GP collision. Lando Norris says Franco Colapinto should be banned for causing a chain reaction crash that…
- Keywords: lando norris, franco colapinto, pierre gasly, alpine, mcclaren, azerbaijan gp, bahrain gp, fia, formula 1, safety car restart, sports, Lando
- Source: Sky Sports — https://skysports.com/f1/news/12040/13591979/lando-norris-mclaren-driver-calls-for-franco-colapinto-race-ban-after-azerbaijan-gp-three-car-collision-with-alpines
- Published: 2026-09-26T16:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: lando norris, franco colapinto, pierre gasly, alpine, mcclaren, azerbaijan gp, bahrain gp, fia, formula 1, safety car restart, sports
## Collision at Azerbaijan GP
Lando Norris crashed out of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after a three-car chain reaction collision with Alpine team-mates.

> At the end of the day, I just got taken out.
## Norris demands race ban
Norris says Colapinto should receive a race ban for causing the collision that forced both himself and Gasly out of the race.

> Just some drivers that shouldn't be in Formula 1.
## Colapinto apologizes
Colapinto admitted his actions were a 'big mistake' and apologized to Gasly and Norris for the collision.

> Big, big sorry to Pierre, to everyone in the factory that has been working really hard.
## Penalty for Colapinto
Colapinto received a 10-second time penalty but served a five-place grid drop at Bahrain GP instead.

> Big, big sorry, it's a big mistake.
## Norris criticizes driving
Norris described Colapinto's driving as 'just careless' and unbecoming of F1 standards.

> It costs a lot of money, all my parts are in the bin now.
## Gasly's reaction
Gasly said he was struggling to process the outcome after losing both cars in the points.

> It's not easy. We did a very good weekend...
## Alpine's standings
Alpine left the race 15 points behind Racing Bulls after a late-race surge saw Arvid Lindblad take seventh place.

> We had both cars in the points and in the end we got outscored by Racing Bulls by a lot of points.
## Colapinto and Gasly's future
Colapinto and Gasly confirmed they will both stay with Alpine for next season.

> We are good. We have always been quite good together.
## Bahrain GP next
Alpine will compete in Bahrain GP with a five-place grid drop due to Colapinto's penalty.

> We are going to move on from it.
## FIA response
Norris urged FIA to be stricter on drivers causing restart crashes.

> I've not seen it, but if you cause a crash in a restart like this, you should have at least a one-race ban.
## Key takeaway

Lando Norris says Franco Colapinto should be banned for causing a chain reaction crash that forced both himself and teammate Pierre Gasly out of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.