While it was bad news for Mercedes, it was great news for the McLaren team.
Lando Norris has revealed he thanked the Mercedes drivers during the race after they crashed into Turn 1 and took themselves out of the running.
The result was inevitable as the two made contact, leading to Hamilton’s retirement and Russell finding himself at the back of the field, which was a great result for McLaren.Both McLaren drivers were the lucky beneficiaries of the Mercedes coming together with Norris going on to finish third while Oscar Piastri recorded his first P2.“Initially a little bit because we had such a big gap,” Norris told Channel 4 when asked if he was surprised team orders came into play.
Norris may have been frustrated during the race but denied that team orders was the cause of it, instead suggesting it was his own qualifying performance.
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