Lando Norris hits out at ‘rushed decision’ on penalty after passing Verstappen
- Briton’s overtaking of champion punished at US GP
- McLaren driver dropped from third to fourth as result
Lando Norris and the McLaren team principal, Andrea Stella, have condemned the FIA stewards, claiming they incorrectly interfered in the US Grand Prix, costing Norris third place and vital points in his world championship battle with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who took the place after Norris was given a penalty.
The two drivers had engaged in a gripping fight for the final ten laps of the race , which was won by Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. Norris and Verstappen had vied with one another with great skill when Norris went round the outside of turn 12 to pass but in so doing both drivers went off track. Norris was then given a five-second penalty by the stewards for making the overtake off track, and their positions in third and fourth were reversed after they had crossed the line.
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