# Norris Reprimanded for Safety Car Incident

> Norris reprimanded after near-miss with Piastri during Safety Car period.
- Title: Norris Reprimanded for Safety Car Incident · RaceFans
- Summary: Norris reprimanded after near-miss with Piastri during Safety Car period. Lando Norris received a reprimand for erratic driving under Safety Car conditions…
- Keywords: lando norris, oscar piastri, fia f1 regulations, safety car, stewards, bahrain grand prix, reprimand, sports, cars, Norris, Reprimanded, Safety
- Source: RaceFans — https://racefans.net/2026/10/04/i-guess-its-my-fault-says-norris-as-stewards-investigate-him-for-near-miss-under-safety-car
- Published: 2026-10-04T11:36:29+00:00
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- Topics: lando norris, oscar piastri, fia f1 regulations, safety car, stewards, f1, bahrain grand prix, reprimand, sports, cars
## Norris caught by slow field
Lando Norris admitted he was caught out by how quickly the field slowed ahead of him during the Safety Car period.
## Near-miss with Piastri
Norris narrowly missed hitting Piastri, ran onto the gravel trap on the outside then rejoined the queue having lost several places.
## Stewards investigate Norris
The stewards have summoned Norris for "driving erratically under Safety Car conditions, leaving the track and re-joining unsafely and/or overtaking another car behind the Safety Car."

> driving erratically under Safety Car conditions, leaving the track and re-joining unsafely and/or overtaking another car behind the Safety Car
## Norris explains incident
Norris said he noticed the Mercedes slowing but was unsure how much the cars ahead of him were reacting.
## Norris' quote on incident
I couldn’t see from the angle, and just from where I was, how much everyone had stopped because of George on the inside, said Norris. By the time I kind of looked at George and looked back, I could see them, but it’s hard when you’re directly behind to see if they’re going 100 [kph], 200 or 10.

> I couldn’t see from the angle, and just from where I was, how much everyone had stopped because of George on the inside
## Norris' conclusion
They were going 10, so I just got completely caught out. I guess it’s my fault in the end of the day. I was just unlucky with it everyone just checked up so much and I just got screwed over by it, that’s all.
## Stewards' verdict on Norris
The stewards determined Norris had driven erratically in breach of Article B5.13.2a of the FIA F1 Regulations.

> Article B5.13.2a of the FIA F1 Regulations
## Albon under investigation
Alexander Albon is also under investigation for driving erratically in another incident which involved Piastri.
## Albon cleared by stewards
Update: Norris has been reprimanded for his incident and Albon has been cleared.

> Update: Norris has been reprimanded for his incident and Albon has been cleared
## Key takeaway

Lando Norris received a reprimand for erratic driving under Safety Car conditions after narrowly missing Oscar Piastri.