Lando Norris thinks the distraction of a nearby flashing light, potentially from someone filming him, triggered his near jump start at Formula 1’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
The McLaren driver was lucky to escape a penalty after he edged forward before the lights went out at Jeddah a fortnight ago. While rivals, including George Russell, complained about him jumping the start as his car was seen to move, the FIA stewards ruled that there had been no offence as the car transponder had not triggered anything untoward. Norris himself admitted to being “a little bit surprised” that he was not picked up for the incident, even though he gained no advantage.
“I don't know the true extent of how the rules work for it - at what point you have to be stopped, or how the transponder trigger works and all of these things. I was a little bit surprised. Yeah, but I didn't gain anything from it.” Norris said he would ask for some guidance from the FIA in the drivers’ briefing in Australia about the situation regarding jump starts, just to get some clarity on what is and is not allowed.
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