Steiner criticises Norris cooldown-room moment; Grosjean apologises to McLaren
Two post-race talking points emerged from the Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid involving McLaren. Guenther Steiner criticised Lando Norris over a Coca-Cola appearance in the cooldown room, while Romain Grosjean issued a public apology to McLaren and Zak Brown for comments made during the event.
After the Spanish Grand Prix at the Madring circuit in Madrid, former Haas Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner criticised Lando Norris over his cooldown-room appearance. Norris, who finished third, was seen drinking a Coca-Cola, and Steiner described the moment as unprofessional.
The incident drew attention because Formula 1 has a partnership with rival drinks company PepsiCo. The criticism related specifically to Norris being shown with Coca-Cola in an official post-race setting.
Separately, Formula 1 and Canal+ pundit Romain Grosjean publicly apologised to McLaren and Zak Brown over comments he made during coverage of the Spanish Grand Prix. Grosjean had sharply criticised remarks by Brown during Sunday's race after initially believing comments made after qualifying had been damaging to Oscar Piastri's interests.
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